. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ee the inside of thereflector painted a pure white, laid onsmoothly with a soft brush, so the paintwould cover well without any served the purpose fairly well. Purewhite is said to absorb less light than anyother color, and therefore reflects is white, and for that reason is usedfor a reflector. These painted reflectorswere easily cleaned with soap and water ora piece of cloth with kerosene. We usedcloth so no threads of waste would stickon the reflector. Of course, this was a ma
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ee the inside of thereflector painted a pure white, laid onsmoothly with a soft brush, so the paintwould cover well without any served the purpose fairly well. Purewhite is said to absorb less light than anyother color, and therefore reflects is white, and for that reason is usedfor a reflector. These painted reflectorswere easily cleaned with soap and water ora piece of cloth with kerosene. We usedcloth so no threads of waste would stickon the reflector. Of course, this was a make-shift to helpout till such time as the reflector was re-plated; but some of these reflectors werein service for years. I do not see why the reflectors cannotbe made of a little thicker material, saypressed steel, 1-16 mch thick, and enamelthe inside pure white. This kind of a re-flector would not get any dents or scratchesin it with ordinary service. Sulphur gasfrom coal smoke would not tarnish it, asit does silver. When it got dirty or smokedup, it could be cleaned as easily as the. ^- * ..^ . .. T IK ST ST OIVE Mwinii
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