. Electric railway journal . the old method, but in view of this the actualsaving is the more noticeable. The old method used forpassenger cars with city equipment was as follows:(1) Washing; (2) varnish removed where necessary;(3) sandpapering, puttying up nail holes, joints, etc.,where repairs had been made and priming over newwork; (4) two coats of body color; (5) lettering andstriping put on; (6) two coats of varnish; (7) paintingtrucks, ironwork, etc. The average cost of this workper city car was about $28 for material and $46 forlabor, making a total of $74. In some cases the costreached
. Electric railway journal . the old method, but in view of this the actualsaving is the more noticeable. The old method used forpassenger cars with city equipment was as follows:(1) Washing; (2) varnish removed where necessary;(3) sandpapering, puttying up nail holes, joints, etc.,where repairs had been made and priming over newwork; (4) two coats of body color; (5) lettering andstriping put on; (6) two coats of varnish; (7) paintingtrucks, ironwork, etc. The average cost of this workper city car was about $28 for material and $46 forlabor, making a total of $74. In some cases the costreached $85 or more. Interurban cars were propor-tionately higher. The method was simplified in the revision as follows:After washing, the body is sandpapered where neces- sary, such as around repairs, over scratches or wherethe varnish shows cracks; new work is primed. Thelight color is given one coat and the dark color touchedup where necessary to an even base for the next coat,with one coat over new work. Then, after retouching. Spray Machine Used for Painting Cars at Vancouver of the gold-leaf work where required, one full coat ofdark color is applied, with cutting in around the let-tering and striping with a fine brush. Then follow theusual coats of rubbing and finishing varnish. The costof this method averaged at first about $16 for materialand $28 for labor, a total of $44. The interior paintingwas not materially altered, except to substitute paintfor varnish in some places, particularly where theoriginal natural finish was becoming discolored fromage or the action of the weather. The color standards for city equipment are: Redroof; dark green on fascia, corner posts, dash, sidesbelow belt rail and vestibule ceilings; light corn colorfor window posts; light red on sash, doors, vestibulewainscots, trussplanks, etc., and seat frames; drop blackon moldings, and black asphaltum for trucks and iron-work. For interurban cars, the corn color is replaced withdark green, with a little s
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