Steam & Excursion > Big Boy back on display at Steamtown

Looks brand new!

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/union-pacific-big-boy-goes-back-on-display-at-steamtown/article_8e473575-9452-5ff2-bc87-1b427ede0d7b.html

Posted from iPhone

Wow they did a really nice job on it!! Hope they can keep it protected from the elements in the future.

Posted from Android

It'll look like crap in a couple of years, unless it's under cover...
The deterioration will be rapid, especially if it's NOT  coated by Imron ( DuPont)   "paint" ....

W.

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/07/21 06:52 by wcamp1472.

Congratulations to Garry Bensman and his team for a first class job on an important American icon. Sure looks a million times better than it did. 

    Ross Rowland  

When I go to Strasburg for my engineer time I am going to drive up to
Steamtown to see the Big Boy

Here's what the 4012 looked like back in June of 2010 in my only visit to Steamtown, with paint that seemed fresh at the time.

Rich

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PasadenaSub Wrote:
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> Here's what the 4012 looked like back in June of
> 2010 in my only visit to Steamtown, with paint
> that seemed fresh at the time.
>
> Rich


I believe who ever the contractor for that earlier paint job did a crap job all around. That’s why it needed to be redone so soon

Posted from iPhone



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/08/21 14:59 by Spoony81.

That's correct. In no time the paint was pealing everywhere and it looked terrible, testimony to the facts that it wasn't prepped properly and ultra cheap paint was used.

  Knowing Gary Bensman as I do you can bet that his job will stand up well.  Ross Rowland 

co614 Wrote:
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> That's correct. In no time the paint was pealing
> everywhere and it looked terrible, testimony to
> the facts that it wasn't prepped properly and
> ultra cheap paint was used.
>
>   Knowing Gary Bensman as I do you can bet that
> his job will stand up well.  Ross Rowland 

Agreed. But,,,,,,what contractor performed the first cosmetic restoration/paint job?