05-31-2011, 11:01 AM
I trick I learned from one of our club members if using an airbrush to paint your track work is to put a tiny amount of vasoline on your finger, basically a thin film of it. Rub the vasoline on the rail heads sparringly and then paint away. Once the paint cures after a couple of days, grab a cloth or paper towel and the paint wipes right off the rail head without too much effort. I've tried it on a small section of track work on my own layout and it works likes a charm. Too bad I didn't hear of this trick before I painted almost 90 % of layout though probably would have my life a tiny bit easier. 