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Etrump

August 01, 2008 04:16PM

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At one time the practice of thoroughly cleaning castings and machined steel parts, washing them with kerosene, wiping them dry and then whitewashing the parts of interest was commonly done in shops.

This allowed the light kerosene oil that had seeped into any cracks which may have not been visible before, to wick out into the whitewash and thus clearly display their location.

Probly don't have anything to do with the white driver tires in the erection photos of locomotive works products, but an interesting and
common technique for finding cracks nonetheless.

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White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	Kevin S.	August 01, 2008 10:24AM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	Chile John	August 01, 2008 10:37AM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	stuart olson	August 01, 2008 11:36AM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	Ed Stabler	August 01, 2008 11:44AM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	Rich Muth	August 01, 2008 12:40PM
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Re: White Stars & Dots - NNG	Earl	August 04, 2008 10:16AM
Re: White Stars & Dots - NNG	BillD	August 04, 2008 01:54PM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	John Bush	August 01, 2008 11:47AM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	little stanley	August 01, 2008 12:29PM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	Etrump	August 01, 2008 04:16PM
Re: White trimmed driver tires - cosmetic or valid reason?	jd johnson	August 06, 2008 10:23AM

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