Wabash 2367 help needed

Solder will not stick to Zamak. I use a dremel grinding bit and clean as much possible. A baking soda wash and rinsing. paint semi gloss. You won't be able to get rid of the pock marks. Shells show up on Ebay now and then.

Chuck is absolutely correct. You’ll never get solder to stick. If you really want to clean up the corroded areas, you can use automotive grade body filler. First , you’ll need to remove any traces of solder and flux that did manage to stick. If the frame is that bad anyways, go ahead and glass bead or strip all the paint off, start with a clean slate. Knock down heavy corrosion with a dremel with a drum sander, being careful around cast in details if on the outside. I use Evercoat Lightweight filler, it sands really easy and wipes on smooth. I only use a thin coat just to level. Buy a cheap 75 cent spreader and cut it with scissors to make small spreaders to work in the areas you want. Trick is don’t glob it on and lose track of the areas you're covering. ....you can get a small can of filler relatively inexpensive......if you keep thecfan sealed and indoors, it’ll last a couple years...finish sand with 600 or finer, prime and paint as desired. Shells are readily available on the bay....I’ve seen two types, with or with out porthole windows....I reckon that’ll boil down to personal preference...the postwar had no windows as far as I remember.....both the repro shells I’ve seen had leuvered vents, not screen mesh....hope that helps............Pat

Can you post a picture of the frame?

I would also recommend going to automotive body filler route. It'll stick and smooth out easily. Don't use the fiberglass reinforced kind. It's much too difficult to smooth out for something this small.

As far as shells get whichever shell you like best. This locomotive is a basket case (literally) so it has no real collector value. It's a runner, which is great for an operator.

Lou1985 posted:

Can you post a picture of the frame?

I would also recommend going to automotive body filler route. It'll stick and smooth out easily. Don't use the fiberglass reinforced kind. It's much too difficult to smooth out for something this small.

As far as shells get whichever shell you like best. This locomotive is a basket case (literally) so it has no real collector value. It's a runner, which is great for an operator.

Sure, I have looked at some of the model fillers And they cost as much for a small tube as a light body filler does for a gallon

WF wilson posted:

Lou1985 posted:

Can you post a picture of the frame?

I would also recommend going to automotive body filler route. It'll stick and smooth out easily. Don't use the fiberglass reinforced kind. It's much too difficult to smooth out for something this small.

As far as shells get whichever shell you like best. This locomotive is a basket case (literally) so it has no real collector value. It's a runner, which is great for an operator.

Sure, I have looked at some of the model fillers And they cost as much for a small tube as a light body filler does for a gallon

That's not bad at all. A little automotive body filler on the outside (wouldn't even bother to use it on the inside, you can't see it) and some sanding and it'll be like new.

WF wilson posted:

Lou1985 posted:

Can you post a picture of the frame?

I would also recommend going to automotive body filler route. It'll stick and smooth out easily. Don't use the fiberglass reinforced kind. It's much too difficult to smooth out for something this small.

As far as shells get whichever shell you like best. This locomotive is a basket case (literally) so it has no real collector value. It's a runner, which is great for an operator.

Sure, I have looked at some of the model fillers And they cost as much for a small tube as a light body filler does for a gallon

I can’t say I’ve fixed worse, as this usually the same damage I’ve seen a dozen or so times....perfect candidate to make a solid runner...whip up a batch of filler and start sculpting....you’ll probably lose the lettering under the frame, but heck, it’s half ablitteraded anyways....fill it in, smooth it out, get you a shell and enjoy it....Pat

Dang Lou, we both said about the same thing at the same time.....Pat

harmonyards posted:

Dang Lou, we both said about the same thing at the same time.....Pat

Great minds (or experience) cause us to think alike .

I know I’m going to loose ORK from New York. It’s already gone.  I think I’m going to make a Hdpe plastic form to reshape the battery area. Nothing sticks to that stuff and it leaves a very smooth finish