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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Another Alternative To Hand Painting Unitrack Rails Or Any Track

Another Alternative To Hand Painting Unitrack Rails Or Any Scale Track


I've always hand painted Unitrack track rails with an acrylic based paint and a 18/0 red sable brush. (You can also use an oil based paint.)

On the "new" JJJ&E, the rails are going to be a grimy black, so this time I tried Neolube # 2 which turns metal black. It is a conductive agent and prior to this I used Neolube # 2 to blacken steam locomotive drivers and valve gears as well as the side rods. The Neolube does a great job in blackening the rails and I'm using it as well as grimy black to weather the rails of the "new" JJJ&E. The Neolube can easily be wiped off the top of the rails with a small rag. Since it is a conductive material, there won't be any electrical concerns during application. You can use a 18/0 sable brush to apply the Neolube.

You can order Neolube # 2 at MicroMark and it can only be shipped by a ground service, since it does contain alcohol.

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