Comments on: Avoiding Couplers When Painting

By: Frank B

Frank B — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 04:30:02 +0000

Cover them with cling film. Easy & precise.

By: Kim Fokken

Kim Fokken — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:41:04 +0000

If you are using Kadee couplers, all the ones I use are already black or dark in color, why paint?

By: Hervey Howe

Hervey Howe — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:24:41 +0000

It depends on what you are applying and how you are applying it. A very light coat of a water based acrylic paint lightly sprayed on the couplers will not cause a problem. Same goes for the trucks but I do them with cheap plastic wheels in place that are swapped out for metal wheels when the weathering has dried and a protective clear coat has been applied and dried. The wheels I paint individually prior to installing them in the truck. Just make sure no paint gets on the pivot point at each end.

By: Stephen Duncan

Stephen Duncan — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:58:50 +0000

The simplest answer is removing them. The same goes for wheelsets.

By: Mike Berke

Mike Berke — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:22:44 +0000

One possibility is to remove the couplers and then put them back when painting is done. A second possibility is to wrap a layer of masking tape around the coupler to shield it from paint.
Good luck!!!
Mike

By: David Stokes

David Stokes — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:13 +0000

When painting rolling stock I always remove couplers and wheel sets. They rely on engineering and geometry to work properly and paint, especially weathering materials will wreck them.