..... & equally vigorously applying it as a second layer of undercoat on Horden's tank
Horden's tank still has a lot of pitting showing through the paint, which needs to be filled & smoothed. The aim is to preserve & again make useful this original 1904 rivetted wrought iron tank.
When I started on the finest railway, the Southern, 1953 lead based paint was still in use in some smaller sheds where the foreman wanted a good depth to the colour, and asbestos was slathered on by hand. Materials change but the skill doesn't.
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When I started on the finest railway, the Southern, 1953 lead based paint was still in use in some smaller sheds where the foreman wanted a good depth to the colour, and asbestos was slathered on by hand. Materials change but the skill doesn't.
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