I got a brass WP caboose for my birthday, it's beautiful,but it's a little tarnished. Do you think I should get it painted, I'm not even thinking of doing it myself, or clean it up and put a wax or something on it? First thought is to have it painted, but should I?
If the tarnish is the only thing that bothers you; then use Brasso and a soft cloth to clean that up. I've painted one and left another clean Brass. But it's all about a personal preference. It's your RR run it as you see fit.
I'm going to run it, it's too cool to put on a shelf. I don't know what to budget for paint but I'm starting to look for someone to do it.
Might cost a bit more than plastic, to properly prep that brass for paint. But such models are really nice. I have owned a few in other railroads.
I've often wondered if using one of those tarnish-removing dips would be OK to use. Has anyone tried that?
I've used them quite a bit over the years. Being Military for over twenty years we use them quite a bit, and since having experience with them in that capacity it was easy to start using them on MMR things and I've had the same satisfying results on the Brass models. No Worries. Barso is the one I've always used
I would leave it alone and display it in my living room, but that's just my opinion. I don't have any brass models and I would regard it as a piece of art. Many others would prefer to paint it and use it.
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I say, PAINT IT! If you're going to run it, it should be painted and weathered. Sent from my IdeaTab S6000-F using Tapatalk
