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r_>r> iairtrr"^^-^r,i'iiri`Y-- jn^iSfn mil ' ' ....... ' ' ' C 0 P PARANA CAMAL COKPOfT CAHAL 20*1 Atlantia Branch, Lock* 01vialea Oaten, Canal Son*, March 26, 19$6 MSOUJOSM TO CHUT, LOCO DIVDIUri Uaa of Rad lead Prlaere at Atlantic lacks Radi Latter from Lead Industries Ass'n., 6/10/5S Tba following data concerning the ua* of Rad Laad Prlaar at tha Atlantia lack* la subeitted aa requested. i Formula 8-5 (P.C. Stock Mo. 06005?2)i Fifteen gallons of thla prlaar *aa re r ceived fro* the Storehoua* Mviston January 1956 as equivalent or superior to other I prlaar* currently la cat. Sub*O'?.act orders for Rad Load Prlaers has been Mity* i with Pomila Ho. 116 (&j . Ship* Poraula par KU. Spec. KH^P-17S15) P.C. Stock Mo. 06OC457. Different characteristics of tha tao prlaar* her* not beon noted for coo perative purposes, other than they are fast drying. Prior to this Had Laad Prlaar ai prepared with dry plgaeot. 1. Rad Laad Prlaar (Fbraula 116) la need on all underwater parts of valves and altar gates not using bltuninoua coatings. It la also used on exterior parts of alter (ates, cranes, locoaotlToa, elevators, puepe, pipelinoa, sdscellancous steal structures and tunnel operating machinery. i 2. Tha surface la prepared by scaling and wire brushli* to aetal and rcooval of all ctl and grease. The surface Is clvon one coat of Red Lead Prlaar and ona coat of color or laft untouched aa on punpe, plpallnaa and chain fender cylinders and other equipment where color la not important. 3. Co equipment whara tha aurfaca la exposed to the ataoapbere only Rad Laad Prlaar la used noreally for touch up repainting at four to five year Intervals. Underwater parte are repainted during tha five yea* periodic overhauls. s. K lu Red Laad Prlaar prepared with dry pigaent aad oil la aoat affec s tive, however, tha cost la slightly higher due to labor coats of prepara *5 t tion and leas by settlement of pigaent which nocsettletua aixlrig of aaallar quantities. * . &- vF K**k // Carl Cattail EARL CASSBX Assistant Superintendent Atlantia Branch, Lock* Division : i i-' BtWHSWIiH 'IBM m