I have a cheap gun from Harbor Freight, I don't expect a prefect paintjob cause it is just a play toy. I am looking into using Rustoleum and just going the cheap way, my wife doesn't like the cost of paint! lol

 

Andy, the Rustoleum will scratch easily, but if you overlook the limited colors, the tractor paints from Tractor Supply are pretty tough. Price is reasonable too!

 

Thanks Jeff, I will check into them. Just going red with it. From what I read if you do it right it comes out pretty tough. But you have to put on a few coats. I am getting 2 gallons so I should have plenty.

 

I was just going to use the Duplicolor Paint Shop emerald green metallic. It's pretty close to my factory Jade green, and it's fairly cheap, and requires no mixing.

 

Locomotive engineer? That's pretty cool. I was actually looking into Union Pacific if/when the Air Force lets me go. Figured it would be a good steady job. But I may just go to ASU-Beebe's auto body class with some VA assistance.

 

Both of my brother-in-laws retired from the Air Force and now work for Union Pacific.

 

Railroading isn't a bad life...but it is a different lifestyle. Sort of like serving in the Navy, but on shorter floats. Depending on who you work for..will determine how long your gone from home. The company I work for...we're "home" after every trip. The thing is, my home is in Ft. Smith; my home terminal (where I work out of) is in Carthage, MO...150 miles apart. So, I live out of the camper for 6 days, then I go home for two. Without getting to allot more details than that, it's a steady & rewarding career if you like to work outdoors. Train service crews taught the USPS everything they think they know....we work in it ALLUP is the biggest of the railroads. If I would have known 6 years ago, what I know now...I'd have six years of seniority in with UP out of VB. You only have to have 10 years to vest into the retirement with Railroad Retirement Board (we don't pay into Social Security); 20 for a reasonable pension and 30 at age 60 for full retirement.

Someone told me not too long ago that UP buys more diesel fuel than anyone else in the world; including the US Navy who had been #1 for many years. I don't remember the exact number of gallons, but it was an astronomical number that I had a hard time wrapping my head around.