geoff_nicholls
Western Thunderer
apologies, if this has been answered earlier, but how did you polish the chimney and safety valve cover? I have a pair of gauge 3 clack valves that are dull, and would like them to shine a bit.
And once finished, cotton bud and brasso
I remember Giles' diesel. I believe he achieves the finish by polishing and cutting back. You're right, it looks splendid.
The brass frames are actually half-etched with the cab sides. I've simply scraped the paint off.
Suggestions for fixing separate frames? Canopy glue? Superglue? Varnish?
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The saga continues! After a decent period to let the latest coats harden enough, I decided to try and tackle the pebbledash effect. Now, part of the effect is down to my iffy spraying, and part of it is down the surface finish on the resin boiler and firebox.
I tried Brasso, which didn't seem to have much effect. I then broke out the T-Cut, and spent about an hour and a half gently rubbing at affected areas (stop sniggering at the back!) with a cotton bud or ten. I think I shall try a microfibre cloth to try and clear the cutting compound build-up in the nooks and crannies. The surface finish is now smoother - not perfect, by any means, but visibly smoother. The colour has subtly changed as well. It didn't seem possible to get a nice shiny finish after cutting, either. Anyway, while I was at it, I pinged a few errant grollies off the paint surface, so a further spraying session will be inevitable.
I think a session in the US bath won't go amiss. That means another gap before I can get a further coat or two of green blatted over the thing again. Ho hum.