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Linn W. Moedinger · **Joined:** Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:27 am **Posts:** 143

We hope to start #4's evaluation after the new shop building is complete.http://www.strasburgrailroad.com

EDM · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:06 pm

Nice work on the tank. One question I have, and that I'm surprised no one else has asked, is how do you plan on painting the stainless? Isn't there an adhesion problem?

S. Weaver · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:17 pm

EDM wrote:

Nice work on the tank. One question I have, and that I'm surprised no one else has asked, is how do you plan on painting the stainless? Isn't there an adhesion problem?

We plan on applying a standard commercial wash first to etch the stainless. This is a fairly common procedure when painting stainless.

Re the welding, we were surprised about the lack of distortion on the tank and believe that you all will be pleased too. Comparing the two tanks, one can easily see that it is the old tank that shows more bulges, seams and distortions from the many repairs. It will also be nice to have a rivet trail on the bottom angle again. We'll let you be the judges after the glossy black paint dries!

Howard P. · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:05 pm

Ah, all the "texture" and "character" (all the dings and dents!!) are now lost!! Seriously, I can't wait to take a look at it.

RE: painted stainless steel, Valley Railroad 2-8-0 #97 had a stainless steel jacket applied in 1978 or so, and it was painted with black Imron. It has held up quite well; again, all the old dents and ripples and hits are gone and it looks nice and smooth. I think it has been repainted once since the original Imron paint job. I don't recall ever seeing any peeling paint on that jacket.

With all the scarce labor, expense and effort that goes into this equipment, we might as well use materials that will hold up for much longer and do a better job than some of the original stuff.

Kelly Anderson · **Joined:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:52 am **Posts:** 2477

Dave Lewandoski · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:58 pm **Posts:** 1083

tomgears wrote:

I have two comments: WOW and rock on!!!

Hear! Hear!

softwerkslex · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:38 pm

Kelly Anderson wrote:

We have gone to stainless jacketing exclusively as well. Modern mild steel sheet metal is missing some effective corrosion inhibiting ingredient that was in the old steels used for jacketing.

My speculation is that old steel was mostly virgin steel, from blast. Modern steel is heavy with recycle scrap and re-roll.

mikefrommontana · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:08 am

I suspect the greater difference in whether the metal is hot or cold rolled. Cold rolled is unlikely to have that nice protective layer of mill-scale that seems to last forever. Also I think cold rolled may not be as homogenous in content throughout the sheet--but I defer to metallurgists on that one.

Can you even get hot rolled sheet anymore?

Michael Seitz
Missoula MT

Eric B. NJMT · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:13 pm

Is the 90 being repainted into Great Western for a photo charter?? I thought I read this somewhere but I could be wrong. Nice work on the tender.