Thanks for your comment old mart

Greensands the smoke box is not painted it’s made from welded seam mild steel I think it must have been hot rolled hence the black surface. For my other loco I used black engine paint from Halfords on smoke box and chimney just two coats. For the tender and rest of the loco the brass gets a coat of acid primer followed by two coats of precision paint followed by two coats of clear lacquer from hobby craft I use a wide soft artist brush again fresh hobby craft I can’t get on with spray cans. I try to do one face at a time keeping it horizontal to reduce the risk of runs it takes a long time doing it this way but it’s the only way I can avoid runs

Hope this helps

Stew

Edited By Stewart Hart on 22/05/2020 18:34:04

Hi

I think I used primer on my first loco it’s stood up to many steaming I do know I was very careful to get everything cleaned and oil free using a gunk type solvent and white spirit

Stew