tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post1715303602517640794..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: Visit to the Keystone StateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-1566779572441891572017-12-15T08:46:06.601-06:002017-12-15T08:46:06.601-06:00If I may indulge in some reminiscences, those pict...If I may indulge in some reminiscences, those pictures of the interior of the 315 take me back about 40 years. After the fire in the 309, all of the remaining walls had been stripped of paint, since some people wanted to return the car to its as-built condition. But removing every trace of paint from the woodwork is extremely difficult and time-consuming. You get down to the point of removing little slivers of paint from the grain with an Exacto knife. It can be done, but it takes a lot of work. After some arguments, we went ahead and restored the car to its 1940's appearance with painted walls. In the end, only the upper walls on the bulkheads had to have the paint completely stripped.<br /><br />At least the 315 hasn't been set on fire. Of the preserved CA&E cars, the 303 and 320 have had their walls stripped of paint to be stained and varnished. That's quite an accomplishment. And the 316 is in progress.Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-23095775443302186002017-12-13T23:17:30.149-06:002017-12-13T23:17:30.149-06:00Great post about many visits, Thanks! I think you...Great post about many visits, Thanks! I think you might mean "Art Nouveau" rather than "Victorian". Good to see the progress on the 315, I am not surprised it has taken so long, they are doing it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com