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Black self-etching primer was used first. I went ahead and
sealed the areas between the light housing and banner disc using painter's
caulk. This was not normally done, but I figured it would help seal out
water and hopefully keep the banner from getting rust streaks in the near
future. |
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Lens hoods have been primed with two coats of primer.
First, the self-etching primer, then a filler primer. Ready for white semi-gloss
paint.
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Hanging out to dry.
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Banner with a coat of filler primer over the first
coat. Banner pipe has been painted white.
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The restored lamp unit after installation.
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Banner is ready for black paint.
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Black semi-gloss paint has been applied for
the 2 1/2" "+" and 1" border circle. |
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The counterweight after removing multiple layers
of aluminum paint. The original red color has been revealed. Originally the
weight and banner were painted red. The standard changed around the late
'30s or early '40s to what's currently used - black and white banners.
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Banner is ready for masking. Counterweight has been
repainted.
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Masking tape going on...
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I sketched out the 1" circle. Then made the cut with
and X-Acto knife. Pretty simple (but time consuming).
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Masking work finished. Ready for white paint.
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I applied about 4 light coats of paint to prevent
running.
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Removing the tape. |
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Tape removed. There were a few areas where
paint bled through (almost always happens). Those were fixed with a detail
brush. |
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The south wigwag banner is basically finished.
There are still a few ripples in the sheet metal (as I expected), but overall
I'm really happy with how it turned out, considering how beat up it was
to start with. The north banner should be easier to work with. It was manufactured
at a later date and was made with a thicker gauge of sheet metal. It's also
in much batter shape than this originally was. More photos of this later. |
1/6/19
