Hi Bob What I did with my SHS SW-9 was brush some thinned black acrylic craft paint from the dollar store onto the grills. I then cut a short piece of square strip wood to a 45 degree chisel point. When the black paint was still soft, but dry to the touch, I worked the sharp edge of the strip wood over the top of the grill screen, exposing the factory paint. The effect is pretty good. If you don't want to risk your loco to an untested low tech approach, you could practice first on some other surfaces to see if you like the effect. I'll see if I can scare up a photo somewhere.
Jim Martin > On April 30, 2013 at 5:07 PM Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I will be making an effort to get back to catching up with some smaller > projects that I've put off for a long time. One of those is finding a > way to putting some depth (darkness) to the chicken wire screens on my > SHS F-3's. Mine are lettered for the UP so there is an abundance of > yellow that makes those screens toy-like. Any successful attempts at > this from somebody! > > Bob Werre > > PhotoTraxx > > > >
