Union Pacific McKeen Car Restoration - Self Propelled Type: MCKEEN CAR Road: Union Pacific (UP) Description: MCKEEN RAIL CAR Importer: Ken Kidder Railroad Models (KK) Year(s): 1956 and 1971 Also Imported by LMB in 1968
This little Gasoline rail car suffered from severe foam damage while stored by a previous owner. The dark areas in the first photos are where the foam deteriorated and ate through the clear coat and etched the brass itself. I had to use paint remover to remove the clear coat, then an acid bath to remove the etching from the brass (actually, re-etching the brass to a uniform finish). Afterward, a good cleaning with a wire wheel on the Dremel and a light coat of brass paint and new clear coat to keep the brass from tarnishing again. This took about two hours to do.
Union Pacific McKeen Car Restoration - Self Propelled Type: MCKEEN CAR Road: Union Pacific (UP) Description: MCKEEN RAIL CAR Importer: Ken Kidder Railroad Models (KK) Year(s): 1956 and 1971 Also Imported by LMB in 1968
This little Gasoline rail car suffered from severe foam damage while stored by a previous owner. The dark areas in the first photos are where the foam deteriorated and ate through the clear coat and etched the brass itself. I had to use paint remover to remove the clear coat, then an acid bath to remove the etching from the brass (actually, re-etching the brass to a uniform finish). Afterward, a good cleaning with a wire wheel on the Dremel and a light coat of brass paint and new clear coat to keep the brass from tarnishing again. This took about two hours to do.