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Wednesday, March 19. 2014

2612 paint is applied 3-10 and ... Posted by Roger Kramer in Passenger Car Department at 13:27

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2612 paint is applied 3-10 and 3-14-2014

Gary and I reached a milestone Monday. I primed and painted the back side of the three steel replacement panels. We have been patiently fitting them for the last two months.

Gary and I laid out the three sections to prime and paint

Letting the 2nd coat of Sherwin Williams primer dry

Heres Roger applying the second coat of finish topcoat. BTY this is not the correct green. I found this full gallon in one of cars that was scraped years ago

We save money where we can!

While I was watching the paint dry, Gary was removing this steel nickel seat panel via the grinding wheel.

Gary in the middle of cutting out the old screw heads

Hey Sparkie, do you think its the Fourth of July?

Now that the weather is getting "warmer", Gary and I coming out to the museum more. This upcoming week we hope to work on the car Tuesday as well as Thursday. The reader will see greater progress in the up coming blogs.

Comments to this blog are always accepted Please, let me hear from you!

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP!

If you can't make it out to Irm Please consider a donation to either the RI 2612 fund or the Passenger Car- Inside Storage Fund. Thanks Roger

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