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Re: Painting gauges

To: "Steve Laifman" <laifman@flash.net>, <CoolVT@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Painting gauges
From: "Chris Richards" <richards@northcoast.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:57:51 -0500
Steve-  These ladies used to lick the brush in-between strokes to keep the
hair of the brush fine.  Glow in the dark.....highly radioactive......brain
and nerve damage......bbzzzhhht......bbzzzhhht.

Chris in Trinidad

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> From: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
> To: CoolVT@aol.com
> Cc: Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Painting gauges
> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 12:09 PM
> 
> 
> 
> CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > .........They provided the "fuel delivery systems".  I'm sure
> > that these guages went for $5,000-10,000 each....
> > The workers had to be tested and certified for certain types of
soldering ...
> 
> > .  She said,  "I just have this little
> > brush and paint on this orange colored paint. .... "I don't know, it's
> > orange and comes out of a big can that is marked 'Needle Paint."
> >
> > So with all the cost and science behind these "special" instruments,
this was
> > the answer for painting the needles.    Mark L.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> That's "High Visibility Coating, Instrument, needle indicator type, JANAF
> STD-105297-C, Type III".  Cost $500 per one once bottle.  Applicator
brush
> assembly extra.  Shelf life - 60 days.  Note: to be installed per MILSTD
> 15357682, dated 14 June, 1939.  Caution:  Hazardous Material.  May damage
brain
> and kidneys.  To be applied only by trained expendable personnel with
approved
> safety equipment .  Calibrate after assembly.
> 
> {9->
> 
> Steve
> 
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