Reply to "Lionel Standard Gauge Passenger Car Restoration Advice Requested"

LionelskiOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Hi Rich,

After stripping I filled in any small dents with "red lead" type auto body filler from a tube, sanded and primed. As I was painting these cars a grey color, I left the inside of the roof primer grey. Did not cover the screw hole.

After the paint is dry to the touch I placed the parts in a 200 degree oven for 2 minutes or so. Seems to me that this settles the paint down nice and smooth, and enhances the shine. If it was summer, I would have just put them in the hot sun outside

By the way, the paint used was rattle can from Home Depot and Lowes. The grey is Valspar 84201 Rugged Suede, the Redish color is Rust-Oleum 7768 Burgundy

4/6/2010:29 AM

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