Painting The Rails The Right Way (393)

Painting the rails on your model railroad might sound like an easy job but it can quickly degenerate into a sticky mess with paint hopelessly dried on everything and your switch points permanently stuck together. However with a little preparation you can prevent a lot of headaches and finish with a paint job that will leave your track looking like the real thing. In this video I'll show you my tips and tricks for getting it done the right way. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:54 Feedback 4:36 Prep---Start with clean rails 5:10 Prep--Tape the points 7:03 Prep--Top of the rails 8:01 Prep--Soap or oil 9:22 Organic solvents 9:46 Brown paint 12:15 Painting and cleanup 22:46 Wrapup