Fresh Paint

Many thanks to Richard Schauer, who earlier tonight sent along the below two-part update on Milwaukee trolley bus 441, which is off-site being repainted by a contractor.

The time you've all been waiting for has arrived!  441 has begun receiving its finish colors, and it's looking sharp.  You will receive two parts from me tonight, such is the volume of photos.

First, the last two photos of it in primer were taken on October 18.  They were finishing up the masking for painting the ivory above the belt rail.  441 got moved into the paint booth after this, and that's when things started moving....

The next seven photos, for which I didn't have my usual camera, show 441 in the tight confines of the paint booth.  The ivory color is finished, and the V on the front dash shows up clearly.  Note that the V is sort of a compound figure with the maroon stripe, which is why the upper part might look a little angular or unusual.  All of these photos were taken on October 25th.

To be continued...

News as it happens!  These photos are about 3 hours old, and the paint was just barely dry.  441 has received the orange color and is really starting to look good.  The ivory below the belt rail will be overpainted in imitation gold, which will become the lettering and striping color.  This will then be painted in maroon, and when the masks are removed, the gold will be revealed.  The black "shadow stripe" will be applied to the bottom edge, with swells aft of the wheel arches to resemble flowing fenders.  And to finish it off, the rear bumper becomes silver.  All of this work should be done in the next few days, and I'll keep you informed with plenty of pictures.