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Paint... Paint... Paint!
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 10:04 pm
by anythingsdr
Hello there, this is my first post on the forum, ive had my mamod for about 3 months now, and have done a repaint using railmatch paints, which, after its first steaming since, has blistered the paint, can anyone recomend where to get paint suitablly heat proof? Thinking of a Nice Blue, Near to S&DJR Blue?
Alistair
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 11:20 pm
by Pendo Pilot
Hya Alistair,
Which parts have blistered?? I only ask as my mamod which is gas fired has it's cab & tanks painted in Railmatch GWR green spray paint & have never had a problem. I always do teh boilers & combustion chamber in VHT paint though.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 11:24 pm
by anythingsdr
Mainly the side tanks, mines meths fired, until I can afford the gas upgrade from dream steam anyway! I sprayed the boiler in normal car spray paint! And that's fine?
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 5:26 pm
by DLRdan
I have always painted mine with car paint and only do the boilers in the VHT. Have a look for a car colour you like then havea look online for the paint code, or have a look in the reference section as there is a list of car paint/ railway colour matches
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:33 am
by Sir Clothem Cap
I resprayed one of my mamods without it blistering. The paint I used was Plasti-kote projekt paint. I use meths firing on this one too.
http://thumbs.webs.com/Members/viewThum ... size=thumb
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:02 pm
by anythingsdr
Ill take a look about, probably won't repaint again until I've done the upgrades, then paint all the parts flat!
Thanks for the help:)
Alistair
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 1:15 pm
by James-Buzz
Most of the platstikote spray paints are designed to be ok up to 400 degree Celcius.