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Stilldrillin:

--- Quote from: Bangkok Mick on January 19, 2014, 09:12:47 PM ---
--- Quote from: Stilldrillin on January 18, 2014, 08:51:00 AM ---Mick.
I'm thinking chemical gun blue, might be worth a try.......  :thumbup:

David D

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Thanks for all the feed back, Would iodizing not just change the colour and highlight that it is made from aluminum. The effect I am really looking for is to have them looking like steel as would be used on a real steam tractor.

Would chemical bluing do this?

Cheers Mick

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Seems not, Mick! According to them as knows.........  :(

I have only ever used it, to touch up, steel gun components.

David D

TLGriff:
Mick,

I totally missed the part about the wheels going on a model engine (not on a car).  :doh:

Sand blast them and paint them the color of your choice. Don't know if you can get it there, but Eastwood sells a paint called Brake Gray for brake cylinders that has powdered metal in it and looks a lot like steel.

Tom

Bangkok Mick:

--- Quote from: TLGriff on January 20, 2014, 08:18:57 AM ---Mick,

I totally missed the part about the wheels going on a model engine (not on a car).  :doh:

Sand blast them and paint them the color of your choice. Don't know if you can get it there, but Eastwood sells a paint called Brake Gray for brake cylinders that has powdered metal in it and looks a lot like steel.

Tom

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This might be a way to go,

Cheers Tom

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