> -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph A. Braun > > In a conversation I recently had with someone who has > researched the paint > issue well, the Erie's washing was paradoxically what > contributed to the > hasty "weathering" of the earlier Duco paints. The Erie (and maybe all > roads??) used an acid wash that today's environmental regs would never > allow. This wash may have loosened dirt up fast but it was > nasty on the > paint and was responsible for the quick fading especially of > the yellows and > the light green. IMveryHO, 833 should get the gentle care > without overkill > that we might give a new auto that we prize. > > Joe Braun I remember reading somewhere, years ago, that when the DL&W receieved their first streamlined diesel locomotives, that part of their care was the regular application of Simonize!! SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce! The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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