Painting the Forth Bridge...

[Wilko220]

...is finally almost done.

 

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New techniques and products are being hailed for the success of the project.

 

A 200-strong team has been applying a triple layer of new glass flake epoxy paint, which is similar to that used in the offshore oil industry.

 

It creates a chemical bond to provide a virtually impenetrable layer to protect the bridge's steel work from the weather.

 

 

So, how long before Halfords start stocking it? I wouldn't mind a bit of that stuff for my wheel arches...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-e ... e-14789036

[Shep Shepherd]

I thought that Hammerite was based on glass-flake technology?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

All the bus shelters and phone boxes round Crewe make extensive use of 'glass flake technology'.

[Barry Cade]

Why didn't they just waxoyl it after the first time they painted it?

[ashmicro]

  TiffX19 said:

Why didn't they just waxoyl it after the first time they painted it?

[STUNO]

Weird... I just read this and less than 5 minutes later TV news did an article on painting the Forth bridge with special paint.

And I live quite a long way from Scotland.

[daveb47]

Maybe they can start painting the fifth bridge now they have finished that one....

[CreepingJesus]

  TiffX19 said:

Why didn't they just waxoyl it after the first time they painted it?

 

TBH it needed a good coat of Kurust after Rigblast had done fucking it up.

What's so wrong with painting the bridge with red oxide, like it always was? Jobs for those as wants 'em, and a simple proven technology which was what it was built with. No wonder the idea that 'modern techniques' will 'save us money in the long run' makes me shudder. 10x over-engineered, and simple (if laborious) to maintain has outlasted its' prefab concrete neighbour by some margin!