hello
I just bought a cattle car and platform it need painted how do you remove the gates from the platform so they can be painted
thank you
kevin
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You are painting the platform or the gates and base. I restored about 10 of these over a cold winter two years ago. Removed, the solenoid...All, wire nuts...etc.
I then went in search for platforms where the plating was in semi good shape. Amazing, some responded to a Coca Cola bath and others did not. Some
Anyway, I went full boat. Remove the copper strip and rivets on the lower base.
new fish paper supplied by our missed buddy Dale M!
I actually may have extra parts already painted....which version do you have
The earlier or later?
hello shawn
I think it is the later one the gates are yellow it is on its way to me I do not have it yet the platform the cows move on has some rust on it I have another platform that looks good and want to change it over it has no gates and I want to move the gates to it as far as the rest of it I do plan on repainting it per the listing it is suppose to work we will see I got it for my brother he dose not know about it till I fix it up and give it to him
kevin
