Hi all,
I know that this has most likely been discussed already, but being new at this I have gotten stuck with fear at painting my rails. The rails have been down and powered for almost 6 months and I am feeling good about the performance electically. Now the next big step is to paint them. I have painted one 3' section by hand with a brush in various tones of rust using craft paint. Looks good and works good however very labor intense and it was a straight section of rail that was painted prior to installation. What are some of the methods of painting the rails after they are attached and powered into the layout. I could use a good push to get past my fear that the trains will not run once i paint the rails. I have read many articles on the subject but I am still stalled. Any advise or techniques on this subject will be appreicated. I sure do admire the rails on shamus's layout. I enjoy the pics that you post..
Best
Nick
I know that this has most likely been discussed already, but being new at this I have gotten stuck with fear at painting my rails. The rails have been down and powered for almost 6 months and I am feeling good about the performance electically. Now the next big step is to paint them. I have painted one 3' section by hand with a brush in various tones of rust using craft paint. Looks good and works good however very labor intense and it was a straight section of rail that was painted prior to installation. What are some of the methods of painting the rails after they are attached and powered into the layout. I could use a good push to get past my fear that the trains will not run once i paint the rails. I have read many articles on the subject but I am still stalled. Any advise or techniques on this subject will be appreicated. I sure do admire the rails on shamus's layout. I enjoy the pics that you post..
Best
Nick