Chuck,
I really like the bridge. I’ve seen their products at York and have been impressed. Lots of different sizes available too. Hope it paints well for you. Keep the pictures coming to show us your progress.
Mitch
This was the thing that caught my eye to. Thats the best thing I have seen on made in USA packaging. Nice bridge to.
Beautiful bridge ! but … watch using laquer thinner to wipe her … will probably eat into the base paint and make a gooey mess !!! I usually use rubbing alcohol on clean items to remove oils from hands that cause fisheyes .
Thanks for the tip. The bridge arrived with only a mill finish. It is Galvalum, not Galvinized. There is a light manufacturing oil on it. I will clean it before priming it. Finish coat will probably be Krylon paint in a gloss Dark Blue.
Chuck
I definitely must get one of those for myself, I have nowhere to put it but its such a nice piece that it would be worth displaying for itself and besides I think companies that make stuff in America ought to be rewarded for it whenever possible.
Chuck, You could have saved the $12.00 shipping, if you had come to York and picked it up. [swg][:D][:)]
I have a few products from my auto repair days.
PPG makes a metal cleaner DX579, a phosphoric acid solution that cleans and neutralizes the metal, and residue from welding or soldering.
For the galvanized stuff I use a similar product called galvalume.
Both of these are from way back, so it may not be around any more.
Your bridge is “Galvannealed”, similar to galvanized, but re-heated after the hot-dip zink coating. This process helps the coated metal accept welding better than the galvanized steel.
Here’s some additional information: http://www.ussteel.com/corp/sheet/coated/coatneal.htm
Kurt
Chief, have you considered using one of these for your lift out section? Of course you would have to paint it a more respectable Rebel Grey Finish.
Dennis
Galvalume is now a kind of sheet steel plated with an aluminum-zinc alloy, so probably not around any more as a cleaner.
That’s a great thought, John. Maybe next April.
I like that idea, too.
The more I look at that bridge the more I may take 2 lionel bridges and cut and tig them together …LOL
That is the best feature on the bridge, but hey it is a dang good lookin bridge and if I ever get a permanant layout set up I know the first thing I am designing into it.