Last Saturday, Keith made good progress on the south west axle box. It was the only one left to be cleaned and primed. This also included the spring and a back section that was missed with the brakes attached. The photo below shows this work completed.
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Now to this weeks work. I made a good start on the north west wheel. The outer face and half the back face have been cleaned and primed. Also three spokes have been cleaned and primed. To complete, the whole wheel takes a good day, and does completely run down the brushes quickly. That's just cleaning. Painting again takes a good couple of hours, mainly due to so many spokes, and getting the brush into small spaces isn't easy either. This wheel will hopefully be completed next week, and then will be ready for painting in undercoat the week after. The picture below shows the outer face and the spokes that are currently sitting in primer.
Copyright Tommy Lees 2013Whilst the wheel was being attacked, Keith took good advantage of the sun and started applying undercoat to the barrel. The South face, and the south end of the west face have now had their undercoat applied, more was going to be applied this Saturday by Keith and will be discussed next update. Again this takes time as we want a smooth finish, and having to move the ladder also takes time. The overall finish did look smooth, and credit to Keith for taking on the challenge. The photo below shows the areas in which Keith has successfully undercoated.
Copyright Tommy Lees 2013Hopefully the weather this Tuesday will be the same as this past week, really sunny to allow more painting to commence. I may even stay later to complete more painting if it is really good weather. Work will be halted next weekend however due to the Swithland Steam Gala taking place, do look out for A6071, it is easily recognisable as it is currently in many different colours.
I will end this how I always do by asking willing volunteers to get in touch.
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