So after much brushing and cleaning I rubbed shiny sinks on the chassis which got rid of much of the tarnish and then rubbed vim onto it to neutralise. After a while drying I went to have a look (half time in the England match) and a few areas had gone green – this is where the vim had attacked flux deposits. These were rubbed off and the model washed again. A few water stains were then removed and one piece of the inside valve gear required re-soldering. A final clean around that and we’re ready to go.
I have decided to prime the bottom first as if there are any major problems they shouldn’t show up. I have used some heat shrink tubing to cover the connecting rods and will mask off the piston rods with masking tape.
Fingers crossed!
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