Yup, enamel sticks better to the metal rail and the shiny plastic Peco use for their sleepers.   I've used various blends over the years, most recently I took the simple option and used a rattle can of Sleeper Grime all over before ballasting.   

After ballasting I use light sprays of brown, black, even dark green to suit the location - eg. where brake dust accumulates in stations,  oil/coal black in depots, a bit of weed/moss on old sidings.

Quote from: Moonglum on Yesterday at 07:18:14 PMSo, John @Train Waiting , is this an admission? I am afraid Country music is a bit lost on me, although Plant/Krauss and Knopfler/Harris feature in my collection. Was it you that quoted Dolly Parton saying "that it costs a lot of money to look this cheap"?

Tim

John @Train Waiting are we going to see more musical postingtons from you?
Like Tim @Moonglum Country doesn't do it for me I'm afraid but do continue to join in on this thread.
The more the merrier.

Thanks all, enamel it is 

So, John @Train Waiting , is this an admission? I am afraid Country music is a bit lost on me, although Plant/Krauss and Knopfler/Harris feature in my collection. Was it you that quoted Dolly Parton saying "that it costs a lot of money to look this cheap"?

Tim

A great combination of two super songs

Hello Chums

TT.

No, not the Isle of Man TT Races with Nortons and Velocettes making their own single-cylinder music.

But ... Miss Tanya Tucker. Here she is (if you are new to TT I suggest you start at 5.35 for a wonderful introduction to her magnificence):-




Patsy, Loretta, Dolly, Tammy, Reba ... and TT!

Toodle-pip

John

I've used both without big problems but the enamel seems to bond noticeably better to Kato track.

I prefer the enamel as it seems to cover better

Dave

The sleeper grime I use (ref 1406) is enamel but I don't know whether it's better than an acrylic

Hi all,

I'm about to brave weathering my track, but I'm after some advise - enamel or acrylic?

I'm planning to use Railmatch sleeper grime. Track is not ballasted yet. I will likely weather the track again once ballasted.

But, I'm at a cross road. Do I go enamel or acrylic?

Many thanks
Mac