@Dallas Joseph posted:Oh Mark , I don't know where you are getting this idea from.
I'm innocently just sitting in my layout area printing up meager little fast stick price stickers and trying to figure out where your little lady likes to get gift cards for her shopping needs.
I'll never tell where she gets them! 
@Victor Bertolina posted:Dallas Joseph - RE Painting rails - I am using rustoleum paint in a can ("satin black" and "rusty metal primer") and brushing it on the entire rail. After letting the paint set a little, say 30 to 60 minutes, I pass a paper towel strip wrapped around a block of wood over the rail tops so the top surface can conduct electricity. I am using clean paint thinner to wet the paper towel (not too much thinner, just dip part of the strip in the thinner and wrap tightly around the wood block). That keeps from removing too much paint. This tip was posted by someone else earlier - thank you very much. I found the best way was to paint the outside rails first with the red color, clean and let dry, then the center rail with the black paint since I could then touchup any excess red paint that got on the ties or turnout surfaces with the black at the same time. It does take a while and is a little tedious but there is no need to hurry when one is retired!
Victor, My wife and I trying to get the hang of this retired thing. I retired two years ago, but went through 2 orthopedic surgeries and recoveries, and am now starting to get around. My wife just retired at the end of October. Just yesterday, she told me she was glad to see me painting a kit so she wouldn't feel guilty doing some sewing.
