Painting Window Trim. I need a little help.

[Dusten Barefoot]

Can ya'll tell me your methods for painting window trim on locomotive cabs? I don't know why I ordered an all black locomotive, but I did. I tried paiting the window trim a nice red, but in the end I got paint on the windows, and it looks as if a murder happend in the cab. I found out wood, is the best bet for getting the paint off without scratching the windows. I hand painted it them. As of now I have no air paint gun to paint anything with, and I really do need to invest in one.

By the way; does bachamnn's parts & services have windows? I broke one in half

Thanks
Rock On!
Dusten

[NarrowMinded]

if you absolutely can't take the windows out, Ive done this with diecast trucks I repainted.

use a small brush to apply a very thin coat of vasoline to the window. after your paint is completely dry clean it off with a Qtip.

you only need enough to make the window look smudged it keeps the paint from sticking.

NM

[Steve Magee]

If the "mullions" are cast into the clear plastic, you could use a technique I once used on a Walthers New River Mining kit - on an offcut of pine, slop some paint of your chosen colour to make a nice but not too deep puddle - wet wood is what you are aiming for. Press the window onto it and the raised portions are covered. Put aside to dry.

There was also another variant of this I remember reading in the model rr press some time after that used a similarly treated flat pencil eraser to achieve the same result.

Steve Magee
Newcastle NSW Aust

[lvrr325]

Sell it and buy one with red trim.   They seem to be less desirable, so unless it's out of production they can be had pretty reasonable.  I thought about doing the opposite a while back but I waited and got the all black one I wanted a little later. 

[lostcreekrr]

Hi
I have successfully used a product sold by Humbrol called "mask-all" It is like a rubberised paint that you apply carefully to the windows before painting either by air brush or paint brush. Let the "mask-all' dry, paint your trim and once the paint has dried you just get a #11 exacto blade in a corner of the window and peel the "mask-all" away. It a great product. I use it all of the time. And it lasts for years in the bottle.
Have fun

Rod.