Bachmann's Geep

[faraway]

I think it is some sort of chemical reaction of the dull coat on the original red paint. Obviously there is a compatibility issue. I think you will need to strip the paint and start over. The flaws are in the base coat and since the gloss coat and dull coat are clears, they won't hide the cracking.

Russ, yes the dull coat did heavy react with the red paint. Chuck is right with "of Lacquer over Enamel". I operated the engine all day and have some good news: The engine is fine with my eyesight as long as I keep a distance of at least 1'. That is no problem for me during normal operation
I have another spare Bachmann GP9 that will become a Corman too. But I can not remove the handrails on that one. They are glued in place like hell. I am concerned how to paint the gray walkways.

ps. That is it what I see switching with the faulty Geep. It is not a problem to use the engine on the layout as long as I do not have a closer look at it.