Smokebox paint

[steamup47]

I had a fire that got out of control on my Edrig - don't ask! Anyway, all is running fine now except that the paint has been stripped from the smokebox door. What paint should I use to get it back to normal?

Cheers, Martin.

 

[maxi-model]

Halfords have a range do a range of spray on Very High Temperature (VHT) paints. Other makes are available if you Google using the term VHT. Max

 

[steamup47]

Halfords have a range do a range of spray on Very High Temperature (VHT) paints. Other makes are available if you Google using the term VHT. Max

Thanks Max. Should it be satin or gloss black? I found this on Amazon: Simoniz SIMVHT32D Engine Enamel, 500ml : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive
This a gloss black - might be the right one...

Cheers, Martin.

 

[dunnyrail]

Should really be matt black but satin will be better looking than gloss unless you like your engines to be x works looking, even then smokeboxes rarely got the varnished finish look. Though preserved railways these days are a different matter so yer pays yer money and makes yer choices.

 

[steamup47]

Should really be matt black but satin will be better looking than gloss unless you like your engines to be x works looking, even then smokeboxes rarely got the varnished finish look. Though preserved railways these days are a different matter so yer pays yer money and makes yer choices.

Thanks. I've ordered some satin finish spray.

Cheers, Martin.

 

[maxi-model]

Its funny, Roundhouse seem to habitually outshop their locos in an all over gloss finish, Accucraft UK in satin. You see a lot of people on forums toning down their smokeboxes, at least, to a matt finish but retaining the gloss or satin colour paint work. As Jon says a matter of personal taste. I prefer an all over satin look, both locos and rolling stock as that seems the default in other products throughout the various scales. Max

 

[David1226]

This all reminds me of the story of the worker in a paint factory who fell into a vat of varnish and was drowned. It was a terrible way to go but he had a beautiful finish.

David