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Herc Driver Wrote:Andrew - 
So true...but in this case, I'm so ticked that I botched that black window frame painting, I need to do it again. I kept hitting the window frames with my paint brush like small speed bumps. That sent the paint brush everywhere but where I wanted it. So to do it right, I'll strip this car down and repaint it correctly. If I can't get good Amtrak red/white/blue stripes, I'm even considering painting those on as well. I have the two versions of Phase III Amtrak stripe decals on order, and hope they'll fit on this car. But if they don't, I'll probably paint the stripes myself, then add the right Amtrak lettering. (This car used to wear the Phase IV colors...which would be another good car to model.) Plus, I still want to sand off the extra corrugated sides under the windows that no longer exists on the actual car body.
I assume that the dome is one piece of clear(ish) plastic, and the frames are just a ridge? You might try this type of brush to run along the raised portion. I have had good success with them when painting tires, window frames, vehicle door handles. Anything where there is a slight difference in height seems to work well.
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Andrew
