. Railway mechanical engineer . and varnish, using fin-ishing varnish in the color. The crown moulding on the deck,if curved inward fornvng a spout-like shape, should be beatenwith wooden mallets or clubs to loosen the rust and dirt onthe inside before painting. I have noticed in some casesthis style of moulding and the face of deck bearers on theends of the inside of steel passenger cars to be entirely rustedthrough. Deck screens must be removed from all cars as they passthrough the shops for class repairs, so that they can be thor-oughly cleaned and repainted; also to give free access tothe
. Railway mechanical engineer . and varnish, using fin-ishing varnish in the color. The crown moulding on the deck,if curved inward fornvng a spout-like shape, should be beatenwith wooden mallets or clubs to loosen the rust and dirt onthe inside before painting. I have noticed in some casesthis style of moulding and the face of deck bearers on theends of the inside of steel passenger cars to be entirely rustedthrough. Deck screens must be removed from all cars as they passthrough the shops for class repairs, so that they can be thor-oughly cleaned and repainted; also to give free access tothe deck sides for their proper treatment. They should bereplaced before the last coat is applied to the roof, andshould receive a coat of finishing varnish after they are inplace. Deck sash must be carefully gone over and theloose putty or cement removed, or rust will form on the railsand mullions in a short time. O. P. Wilkins (N. & W.)—There are three elements thatmust enter into a proper protection for steel passenger car. H. Painters roofs, decks, screens, sash, etc., namely, the preparation ofthe steel, the quality of paint, and the application of thematerial. No matter how well the surface is prepared, ifthe right kind of material is not used, the effort is practicallylost; and no matter how well we prepare the surface, norwith what care the coating is compounded, if it is improp-erly applied, we may look for an early failure. We have more or less trouble in protecting the upperparts of our steel passenger cars, and the main reason isthat we have adopted the same method as that employed inprotecting locomotive cab roofs; this method, not being acure-all, did not produce the same results. The author believes the first operation is to thoroughlysandblast the surface and prime immediately with a firstclass primer. It is of the utmost importance that the primingbe done before the accumulation of any moisture, otherwisethe sandblasting would be of little value.
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