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Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:29 pm
by fixer
when you get a find like this it makes you tingle with excitement ......here's hoping
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:40 pm
by godsey1
Thanks all. I am off work until the 28th of this month, so I will go slow about removing the paint.
Tony
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:46 pm
by johnboy
godsey1 wrote:Thanks all. I am off work until the 28th of this month, so I will go slow about removing the paint.
Tony
The old Lesney paints (pre 1963? ish I think) are very tough, I've been really pleased with some results removing overpainting from some of the oldies, I hope yours goes well.
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:40 am
by mbox2000
Thought so. Good luck Tony. This one is on my want list, yellow version that is. I believe that Numi won the one I was watching in a lot last year. I was gone at the end. Be gentle and let us see the results.
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:39 am
by godsey1
Good news and bad news. The #15 is yellow as seen in these base shots, and the combine does not have the open step.
I am very happy with it. I will try removing the paint from one of the others first to see it will go.
Tony
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:30 am
by Taniwha
Nice one Tony - good luck getting the paint off - looks like it might be in reasonable condition underneath the overpaint.
Cheers,
Gavin
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:12 pm
by Moyboy
Tony
I had an early Rag & Bone cart covered in grey paint. The method I used to remove it was to use methylated spirits on cotton buds. Doesn't seem to do anything at first but keep dipping in metho and rubbing gently and paint softens up and comes off. To get in tight corners I used wooden toothpicks the same way to get the paint out
BEFORE - Halfway through it.
AFTER
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:25 pm
by godsey1
I will try to find some here local and see what happens> Thanks for the tip. I would have loved to have seen it before it was painted, as the bottom looks to be in very good condition.
Tony
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:31 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
Thumbs up with the Prime Mover, lets hope it is in very good displayable condition to make up for the Combine Harvester having a closed step...
Nice one Tony,
Ghosty.
Re: Spot the gem. Over painted style.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:45 am
by mbox2000
Well done, Tony. Be sure to show the results!
