Lettering removal made simple!

Looks great!

SIRT :  Can you tell me the number of that SF Sleeper? I wanted to buy one years ago when it came out, but couldn't afford one and have never seen one at a show. Maybe this York I'll get lucky.    Thanks.

Ever since I saw your method posted, I started using it.  Thanks again for posting it.

Nice job!

Even though Microscale just came out with O scale decals, the fonts are incorrect for SCL They are for Seaboard, not SCL.

 

I will be having Dave , the decal guy on here to do mine as a custom set soon.

 

PORT TAMPA, ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, BAY PINES plus fantasy,

TARPON SPRINGS and DUNEDIN. 

Steve,

Yo must be mighty powerful!  While I've had success using the Magic Eraser I'm usually just starting to see progress after 2 minutes.

 

Joe

Like this Old House says, elbow grease!

It all depends on the thickness of the graphics.

Might need to blast with Baking Soda as I had to do on certain items.

 

 

Print out some window shades on the PC for those old Lionel aluminum cars and remove those silly people.

Add some clear plastic glass too.

 

Oh yeah, paint the bottom area between the trucks flat black for a better look!

 

All right here in the Tampa Bay area,  Bay Pines is where one of the larger VA hospitals is.   I pass by the port regularly on the way to work...........

 

Mark

SIRT,

    Thanks much for the idea of the magic eraser, works great even on the plastic rolling stock, just be careful not to over due the elbow grease!  On my Tin Plate rolling stock it works like a dream.

Thanks again for great idea.

PCRR/Dave

Steve,

Looks great, can't wait to see the finished product.

And if your interested in a little early Seaboard (Citrus Lime) , with a typical Pullman heavyweight train in tow  https://youtu.be/YkC6mljwahU

 

Mark

For what its worth

There are Mil specs requiring "permanent" ink marking. To pass, as I recall requires using a "q tip" swab with alcohol and rubbing ink x times. I'm sure this does work (qtip with alcohol) to remove ink but I don't know if used on a decal or side effects. 

Awesome!  Great tip

 

 

Mark, I lived there 30 yrs, maybe my two new Grand sons will get a new palm tree layout next year. That would be another SIRT first as well.

Bay Pines is known for the VA Hos. It was really a station stop for the elite back in the day.

 

Alice still has H&R I guess? Did all the tent train / layout shows back then.

Wonder what ever happened to Gary, Carl, Tom, Jerry & George.

Man I bought a lot of Lionel trains from them!

 

Don't mess with much else removing lettering. Time is $.

Might have to use goo gone once in a great while as an option.

 

Gave up the brake fluid long ago. Now I've learned a few new tricks.

Nice work Steve, looking forward to seeing it finished

 

 

Alex

Alex, waiting for your next visit!

Can this method be used on O scale Lionel/MTH steam and Diesel locos too?

H&R is still kicking,   pretty much "it" for a true brick & mortar train store in the Tampa Bay area now..........  nice folks,  Alice was a customer when I had my display business.  She was the brains of the operation for sure.   I haven't been over to that side of the Tampa Bay area for over 10 years so cannot confirm current state other than I know it is still open...    Mark

Thanks for the tip, I want to do the same trick to convert some Williams cars to NYC. Now I have to buy them!

Thanks,
Mario

Mario, my 2 new MTH 60' RK NYC silver coaches are in route from J.T.

MTH has them in stock.

They will become black top SCL's next week...

Does the magic eraser do anything to the underlying paint?

 

Thanks,

 

Fred

Still there, The owners are Good people, but business is for sale. If your into PW/G/HO/N their good. But really do not have a very good selection for O scale. 

Not really surprised,  I said 10 years ago we would see a day when only mail order would be available for O gauge in terms of new purchases.   Looks like that day is about to arrive...........  back in the day: Chester Holley, Happy Hobo, Hollash's Trains, H&R.......  all gone or going it appears.