British Railways Steam Locomotive Light Blue. The lighter of the two blue's used for steam locomotives from 1949 until 1951. (See P174 for the Dark Blue)
Used in conjunction with white and black lining and P135 Signal Red for buffer beams and between the frames.
All of our British Railways colours were matched to colour panels supplied to us by the Technical Services Department at Derby when we were suppliers to British Rail in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Technical Specifications
As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.
Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.
May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.
For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).
Matt colours may require more thinning.
This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.
Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.
This Product Contains LEAD.
Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
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