I was always taught when working in "Concrete" to always take a bath with vinegar in the water. The acid will stop the action of the cement on your body. The cement on your skin will eat some ugly

People called their streets, side walks and such "Seeement" what ever Before The Beverly Hillbillies were just a gleam in their daddies eye. Did you ever hear of a Ready mix "cement" company with

I was surprised to find out that a similar "backwoods faux pas" from that show-- "I just received my invite to the Drysdales' party"-- is acceptable! I couldn't believe it when I started seeing items

When water is added to dry cement, it becomes strongly alkaline. This means that it is a significant inhalation and eye hazard, even when dry. Wet cement can cause nasty chemical burns if exposure

OK Don, it's scratching then! :o rgs0554 wrote:

I couldn't resist, maybe people call their sidewalks "cement" because they watched too many old Beverly Hillbillies shows.........remember the "Seeement Pond" (inground swimming pool) they had?

Don Smith wrote: Don, you're taking the word "polish" too literally. Any polish, with whatever grit, actually scratches the surface as it removes material. As you use finer and finer grit, the

Hi Michael, Your suggestion seems directionally incorrect. Typically one roughens a surface to improve paint adhesion rather than polishing it. Regards, Don Smith

Richard and Robert, Thanks for the info! Jim Brewer

I guess the B&O people were a little more lucky as Larry Sagel wrote the text for the B&O Power book. That said there still were many errors in the text and captions. Many B&O people contributed

If I can get the information and resources necessary, I will start it and announce it. However, my knowledge of the subject is lacking and I suspect it would be better handled by someone more

I would be willing to do so but am only minimally knowledgeable about the Sunshine line. If we could get data sheets from Martin or some source (AND permission {manidtory comment for Tony Thompson}) I

I haven't tried it, but plan to: Buy a cheap electric toothbrush with a small rotary head. This seems safer, easier and perhaps more effective than back-and-forth brushing. I have caused damage

Thanks again Ed. I'm sure your article is great like your other stuff, but for the single MP car on my layout, I'm not sure my budget can support it. KL

Bx-28 class, 200 cars rebuilt 1938, 138500-138699. Bx-31 class, 200 cars rebuilt 1939, 148000-148199. After WW II, some Bx-31 had special loading equipment applied for auto parts service and were

Greetings, One technique I haven't seen mentioned lately is polishing the body to add 'tooth' for paint adhesion rather than using a paint type primer. Plastic and resin models can polished

Jerry are you volunteering to manage it? Jim Hayes Portland Oregon _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of jerryglow2 Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007

James F. Brewer wrote: From John Dobyne's Santa Fe boxcar book Bx-28 138500-138699 200 cars rebuilt 1937, last car retired 1971 Bx-31 148000-148199 200 cars rebuilt 1939, last car retired

Where do I sign up? SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

The value in Stauffer's books is in the photos- which in aggregate are indeed hard to find most anywhere else without a lot of work. Far too often, Staufer had never a clue as where the border lay