53 & 56 Lamp Post Repaints

Great job. I like those.

Steve,

   Great Tin plate work as usual.  I like them a lot.

PCRR/Dave

Steve, great job.  I have two 53's that I'd like to do the same to.  Could you post the paint you used and the paint remover product, as well?

Thanks.

Carl

I used Rust-oleum 249091 Ultra Cover Gloss Warm Yellow. It's a fair match for the yellow Lionel used on many of their tinplate accessories.

Because these were somewhat small pieces, I just used a bench top wire wheel to strip the paint.

Steve

those are great looking lamps, I's like to start picking some up.

Steve, a big THANK YOU for the information.  The two that I have are from my original childhood trains that my Dad purchased in the late '40's I believe.  Have the OB's as well.

Nice job.

I have an assortment of Lionel lamp posts out on display. They attract a lot of attention / comments from non-train folks. People seem to find them more interesting than the trains.

Very nice....were they difficult to paint?

Great job, love the Lionel goose lamp post have a bunch. Rewiring is fun as you need a pick to pull the fiber plate out with the wire if you need to replace the wire. I also left a couple bare with no paint and buffed the metal then cleared the light. Still wondering on how they put the filigree on the lamp, must be a simple operation. I did see re-pros on the filigree at a train show, do not remember who sold them or what goose neck the fit. Does anyone know who makes re-pro filigree's for the #58 lamp post?