Another repaint project at Hoosier Valley May 2021

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Mr. Knebel told me last week that he was going to be repainting the roof of our display caboose; Illinois Central 9914. When I came to the museum yesterday (5/29/21) I was extremely surprised to see that not only did he repaint the roof, but he also repainted the badly fading side of the car!

The first photo shows the car as it appeared in August of 2020, the south facing side showing the weather effects since it was placed in 2014. The second photo shows the results of Marks recent work.

Les

QJdriver · **Posted:** Mon May 31, 2021 2:55 am

Bet it glows in the dark now. It ought to look real nice once Mark gets done.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Thanks Sammy! Mark was able to use our Lift on this side of the caboose, but with the tight clearance on the other side and no access, he's going to have to repaint that side using a ladder. A bit more difficult to say the least, but he is up to it!

Les

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

great job!

Rob Gardner · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 576

Les,

Count me as one who loves to see freight cars and cabeese kept in such great shape and repainted and relettered with such attention to detail. Can you find out what the average cost is for these repaints? I'm assuming Mr. Knebel's time is a donation to HVRM as a member?

What brand and type of paint/primer does he use?

Sincerely,

Rob Gardner

diningcartim · **Joined:** Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:34 pm **Posts:** 197

Any plan to reopen those covered windows?

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

diningcartim wrote:

Any plan to reopen those covered windows?

diningcartim -

When the caboose first came to Hoosier Valley, the two center windows on both sides and all of the cupola windows, had been covered with steel plates. When we eventually decided to use the caboose for displays, we opened the four cupola roof windows for interior light, but left the side cupola windows plated over thinking that the cupola "slope" might be a place where water could find its way in. We decided to leave the center windows on both sides covered as that would give us more "wall space" for displays.

Rob Gardner -

I believe Mark has used Sherwin Williams "Equipment Orange" on this caboose.

Les

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Mark finished the opposite (north facing) side and the west platform of the caboose this past week, as can be seen in the photo below. Also, I mentioned that we decided not to open the two center windows on the caboose so we could use those walls for displays. The second photo shows how one side of a wall has been used in IC 9914.

Les