Stressed

Started stripping the paint. Thought I would share these photos. I kind of like the stressed look.

 This is the same train, but the camera on the phone made it look red.

Union Pacific 202 - Orange Paint 5

When deciding to blog or not to blog in the beginning, I decided it would be more of a journey. I was not going to hide my mistakes. This was not the first nor will it be the last. I pretty much knew I would have to start over when the orange paint peeled (you probably knew as well), but I had to take it a step further.

 I should have used a painters tape instead of old masking tape. The masking tape stuck, but it also let some paint bleed under the edges.

The types of paints I used should have been considered more. The orange is actually a high heat paint for engine blocks.  

Definitely not the kind of paint that is best for this type work.

So whats next? Let see if we can get all this paint off and try it again. What else would I do? When you work on things sometimes you have to redo them to get them where you want them to be. Learning is part of the fun for me. Lets get cracking!

Union Pacific 202 - Orange Paint 4

Sanded the problem spots and taped it up.

Spayed some primer on it. Im hoping I don't have to totally strip it and start over. I might be able to convert any problem spots into natural wear looking spots.

Union Pacific 202 - Orange Paint 3

I taped it up for some black paint. It's not the Union Pacific paint colors, but I don't think the original orange was a Union Pacific orange paint color either. Hindsight I would have used some different tape, but that is what I had.

Got the black sprayed on. I have another Marx "Rock Island" train that looks really cool.

I did not want the Black to dry on the tape and peel the black off. I was not thinking that the tape would peel the orange off. Note; that the old orange paint came off the blue plastic shell. I should have used some different kind of tape.

I like the looks of it so far, minus the blue spots. Getting close to the real fun - Hand Painting.

I might try to sand some; rough up and blend in the edges. Spot primer then put the orange on over the places it came off.