I noticed the other day at the club that the side rail darkening was flaking off my 2008 Vol. 1 MTH PS2 Santa Fe Northern, 20-3317-1. Are others seeing the darkening flake off? Do you think MTH sells replacement rods?
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You might try a couple packs of Ritt Black die. Heating water to a boil, slowly stirring in the die. When well dissolved, drop your metal parts into the die water, let boil for a few minutes, then remove for inspection. Be sure these parts are metal, as plastic will droop to the bottom, but I guess you already know that! You'll never have to worry about flaking off in the future, also been successful with brass rods/parts. I'm assuming that this die works on metals of all sorts, not unlike gun blueing that gunsmiths use. I'm guessing on that part. The chemists and chem engineers here on the forum can expand on that one!... Hope this was of some help for you........................Brandy!
Just touch it up with Neo-Lube.......
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You might try a couple packs of Ritt Black die. Heating water to a boil, slowly stirring in the die. When well dissolved, drop your metal parts into the die water, let boil for a few minutes, then remove for inspection. Be sure these parts are metal, as plastic will droop to the bottom, but I guess you already know that! You'll never have to worry about flaking off in the future, also been successful with brass rods/parts. I'm assuming that this die works on metals of all sorts, not unlike gun blueing that gunsmiths use. I'm guessing on that part. The chemists and chem engineers here on the forum can expand on that one!... Hope this was of some help for you........................Brandy!
That is a good idea. I might try gun bluing chemicals. The siderods are metal.
Gun bluing generally does not work on plated metals. It seems to work on bare metals, like steel and brass, but plating seems to stymie it.
