Hi,
There are DuPont subsitutes for almost every DuPont color except Model
T and Model A black. If memory serves....I think it was the size of
the pigment grind that creates problems with today's paint formulas.
They had trouble with pigment dispersal.
John, I think we need to remind everyone that Imron is a coating that
demands the applicator (painter) wear protective clothing, wear a
pressure fed, fresh air respirator, and only work in a spray booth
approved for Imron paint application. It is an extremely dangerous
coating that will ruin your health, or worse kill you, without a lot
of exposure. DuPont used to insist on training before the DuPont
dealer could sell you the paint. But that may have changed in the last
couple of years. Either way, it is nothing to fool with in the
basement, house or garage. My advice, unless you know what you're
doing with Imron, stay as far away from it as you can unless you get
the training and understand the inherent dangers in its use.
Regards,
Randy Danniel
--- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, BNJohn@a... wrote:
> List
> Just remember that any paint numbers that have a DUCO or DULUX in
front of it
> are no longer available, these were paints that contain lead. IMRON
1033
> Silver Aluminum would more than likely replace DuPont DUCO Aluminum
Lacquer
> #254-4202. Just something to remember when your thinking about
repainting that old
> rail car and looking at an old Painting & Lettering Diagram.
>
> John Lee
> St.Louis, MO
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > You will find a complete set of Paint &Lettering Diagrams in the
> > Waycars book for the NE-12s and NE-13s.
> >
> > According to the Company P&L drawings:
> >
> > 1. The metal was prepared with DuPont Metal Primer #63-008. I
would
> > believe that this was actually a metal prep coating and not a
paint
> > finish. I haven't looked it up on the DuPont database to see if my
> > assumption is correct.
> >
> > 2. The primer was DuPont Duco Sealer Surfacer Grey #233-9608.
> >
> > 3. The waycars were painted with DuPont Duco Aluminum Lacquer
> > #254-4202. But keep in mind that many of the ingredients used in
the
> > paint in 1960's have long since been removed by the EPA and OSHA.
But
> > you will be very, very close.
> >
> > Anyone can go into a DuPont commercial paint outlet and they can
tell
> > you, and usually, mix a quart (or 500 gallons) for you of any of
these
> > paints or any other railroad color if you have the number.
> >
> > Marshall is right about dates and repaints. I have not researched
> > whether or not there were any NE12s delivered without stripes
and/or
> > scotchlite end panels. I hurriedly looked at 100+ NE12 photos to
> > answer this
> > question and from what I saw I am not inclined to believe that
there
> > were any delivered without stripes and end panels.
> >
> > There were NE13s delivered without stripes that had Scotchlite end
> > panels.
> >
> > But the first rule at the railroad is that the railroad can do
> > anything they want on any given day and they did so religiously.
> >
> > And to keep things stirred, there were 2 typefaces used for the
NE12s'
> > numbers. So if you want to be correct you have to work off a
photo to
> > see which typeface was used.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Randy Danniel
> > MP206
> >
>
>
>
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