Re: American Rolled/aka "Russia" Iron

I am pleased to see the terrn "planished iron". That exact two words are incorporated in the Texas & Pacific paint chart. The chart specifies that when planished iron is used for boiler jacketing it will be painted light russia with Charles R Long Co. #162 light russia. Engines without it will be painted with "boiler gray" no number or name. Light russia paint had a bluish cast to the colors of light green. Fading would do away with the bluish tint in a couple of years leaving a gray-green paint which itself would get more toward light gray the older and more exposed it became.. In fact in about 4-5 years the gray would turn almost white.







Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/08/2019 01:11PM by Tomstp.