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Painted Axles
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Was in our local Michael\'s the other day returning a few items the wife bought. I usually like to take a look around, and this time found that they were clearancing some paints. I bought a can Valspar \'Metal\' spray paint, regular price of $6.49 marked down to $2.99. I knew I was going to use it for modeling... but could not turn down the deal. Well, yesterday, I was fixing cars that did not have axles and thought they might look better than the plastic coloring that they are. I took about 12 axles and lightly spritzed them several times, let them dry. And here are the results. The front hoppers off the track are the regular axles. The hoppers on the track have the metal painted axles. And in front are two sets painted and two sets plain. I like the painted sets, more realistic and the wheel details stand out too. John K.
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Saturday, 04 September 2010
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- Very cool Kim! I plan on going back tomorrow to see if the prices were lowered. You can't go wrong with prices like that. And wether it is for modeling (my favorite) or house projects, not a bad deal. John K.0
- John,<br /> Thanks to you, I checked out Michaels and these cans were on sale for $0.99 so pretty much picked up most of the cans. Have a lifetime worth of paint. Some were good for plastic so will be using them for my models too. <br />Kim0
- Hello Kim.<br /><br />Rubbing the paint will eventually wear down like around the flanges and will show normal wear as the axles rotate on the rails. And, I can scrape off the metal paint if I am using something hard. As far as any wearing it would be the axle points and around the flanges as the axles rotate around the rail.<br /><br />John K.0
- John,<br /> It looks realistic. The wheels are made of Delin and paints usually dont stick to them. Lacquer paints might stick to it better. have you tried rubbing it with your fingers does it stay?. The bottom is the ones that touch the tracks, so the painted sides will still look good for a long time. Thanks for posting I was going to Michaels today will pick up one to keep.<br /><br />Kim<br />0
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