Re: painting brass

[Kevin Strong]

The only thing you have to worry about when heating the brass is to make 
sure you heat it evenly. An oven or regular steaming of the loco will do 
this. Heating the brass sheet with a torch will not, and the metal will 
warp.

I routinely use .005" brass sheet on my locos, and have never had an 
ounce of trouble with them warping. I use them for boiler jacket 
material, and as a wrapper around the smokebox. You'll be fine.

One word of caution: I recently tried Krylon's bar-b-que paint, which 
they advertise doesn't need primer. Don't believe it for a minute. The 
paint flaked away with only the slightest provocation. I took all of 
that off, and repainted with regular primer, then a coat of regular 
black paint, as I've done on my other locos without problem. That worked 
far, far better.

Lesson: Stick with what works.
Later,
K