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a w.vu iim iy v i aee' i ' >,. ii up %pn.arjn w m ' lu y w LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION _ -- isawovow-aimniA. 60 Heat A2nd Street ---J #L--1 -- j- Wl . MCW VOW 17, K r. y low Yottc, K*t* Bg? mg TTCHXICAL COOCTTg KSTDP Am 30, 19)7 i !: A seating of the Red Lead Technical Ccwlttee vu hold la the offloea of the Aeeoclatloa on Am 30, 1957* maw HragaiTao L. L. Carriole, Phil iwtn Pool Whltford 0. P. Shot* L 7, Bates B. K. ttawa Lead Induatrlee Aseoolatloa The lagle-Picher Co* V* Glidden Co* Betiooal load Co* National Lead Co* David K* Borslna, Secretary to Ccmlttoo * 0 Dm Beating waa eollod to erdar at 9X AJl. with Dr. Carrlok prealdlag* Tha adxmtae cd tho previous Mating of April 1 and 3, 1957, vara approvad* mwz Ton tM?jrnmwrm Tha secretary raportad oo the reaulta of Mo survey of tha palat apeelfl* eatlflM of tha various State Riftrway Authorltlee and Toll Road CwadaaloM for tha prlaar and first flald coat of .vteel high**/ (truetor*a as par bMhit "A-!" and "A-2* respectively as attached* HP L8AD TlCTrTCAI, UTO HQ. 12 Tha eecretary raportad that tha Amo c latlon had diatrlbutad 10,500 ooptao of Rad Load Technical Latter No. 13 - Painting Hjghway Structural Steal, to its rvpilar Balling list tdilob Include* highway engineers. After sow dlsouaaloo of further dlatrlbutloe, tha aecretery was Instructed to write to the varlouo State Highway Dapertnenta for llsta of tholr Dlvlslnnal Suparvlaor* 1a ohargs of palntli^. SCBJKTS FOR FUMB HAD UUD TKMfXCAL hubs At tho request of tho ahalrwaa, tho ooaadtte* then dlaoaiaod poeathls Jooto for Man "Technical Letters** A ampliation of all previous "Technical Latter*,* NrlngUg tha Information up-to-date and Incorporating it all la a slngls "Technical Latter." ! . - ..ifUtayp.tmjiaJLtmi.m* apiaj' wy* unnLii.p.,11 mi.pawvw--m. iwm*. in^aiwnh iiaa'yjiM[iiw"ywwpj;M"b m '.*h i i . w M N2752 fPSPfPiPfPPiPi L I ^0 72 73 Red Lead Technical______ __________ _______ ____ ___________ . ------------- -------------------------- ; Committe# Meeting -3- tot 20, 1957 Aa a reault, the eecretary Ml requeated to aend each amber of the eoemittee copit* at Rd Lead Tectwiioal Letters No*. 6 to 13 for their recoeoendatione u to whet eh<*ild bo Incorporated la a aingle all-lMlualv* "Technical Letter." 3. A "Technical Letter" oo the painting of rueted galvanised eteel, now galvanised steel, and alufidirlaort eteel. It we* auggeeted that L.I.A. faint *o. 361, fomrla 9-1 la Red Lead Technical Letter lo. 9, whose performance was outet-inding in L.I.A. frojoct 19, be need a* the bail* for each a "Technical Letter." It ni the thought of the oomalttoe that no sore than a four-page folder would bo noooaery. 3. A "Technical Letter" cm the perforaanoe rating* of L.ZJU faint go. 324 and the U.3. Rary formula 1AX, both of which were a part of the 0.3* Bevy tart for bottom palate on the dertreyero 0.3.3. Beoly and Robineon. VtStTCTVM EH>C6T Of THR fADTTS OK 7H* ________ U33 TOA11 ARP RCBIR304 The chairman reported that a preliminary report of thla exsarinettan of 9 the paint* on the UBS Heely and Roblneon had been received and that a final report would be forthcocdng fro* R.R. tdiwaon la a abort tine. After acne dlecuarlan, the eecretary waa requested to eenl the final report when received to the neotoero of the coandttee and to Incorporate It In the clr.utre of thle netting ae Exhibit "B." (Sent to nectars on August 5, 1957). The eecretary waa also requested to write the Aireau of Ship* for the fornula for 0.3. Bevy faint LU ueed la the Maty teat program. vxm&srmmm The ohatman reported oa hi* rlalt to the Mar* Xaland Rary lard relatla to the Murray of laereaaed ooata of applying red lead paint, aa per txhlbdt "C" attached. I n.Aa.nwin a A new teat progna to lareatlgata Alp boitca paint* waa Instituted aai aealgned the matter L.I.A. Project 26. The purpose of the Investigation would be to ooapar* L.I.A. faint Re. 324* 0.3. Rary faint go, UR and proprietary antl-oorroelre Alp bottom paint*. Among the proprietary paint* whloh abeuld be Included In U2U. Project 34 would be the following. 1. Ravacoi* 5. C. A* Woolaey** paint 2. Redhand 6. Rational Lead Co. (Meat Coeat) paint 3. Baltimore Copper 7, u .3 .Navy vinyl System k Internet!onai Rary 119 W.P. U7 4, Copom (Coaat faint and Lacquer Co., Houston, Tax.) >} II. jjW>ip!8LMRBIR;pBi;i,1 'WJ Ikr1 j'M... ' g* I.-' WAAMHSWHM-M LIAC727A 1W * *-w.i j .Teaoiiip wiaffPWipw w i m i jmy U4 lead foehnleal 0 CcaMdttee Heating -3- -he 20, 1957 Zt mi further rinwniilcd that anti-foullng paint 52H2-4Q3S be aecd ever all palatai Dm o<amittee raouattad tha MortUrj1 to writ# all of tha oanpanlee reprecanted la tha taat for thalr oetaloga and at tha aaaa tine attempt to eeoere tha paiata through ecaMarolal trade ehaaaala* stna .gjwnn.faiiii.nwBi8 boh of the eetlve L.XJU projeete wee dleoaeeed and the eceadttee'a rvca* cndatlcna. vara aa feUovot L.X.A. Projeot 19 - Leave ea expeeure* L.X.A. Project 20 - Leave oa aepoeura* L.Z.A. Project 21 - Leave ea axpoeure L1X Project 22 Leave on axpoeure L*XJU Projaet 23 - Dm eecretarp atatad that all of tha detail* relative to thla projaet vara not available la hie fllec. Nr. hatea thereupon volunteered te eupplp tha eceretarp with tha aeceeeaiy data* Nr. Bate# elan reported that the eat of four panala eent to tha ecodttaa bp tha Archer*. Oaniala-MLUand Co. through tha chal man, had bean Incorporated la thla projaet* Dm ehalman reported that tha palate need ea theae panala contain an apooddlaad ell that la nev and not pat on tha market. The manufacturere, hwtnr, atatad that If thaaa panale voile out (atlafaetorllp, thep vlll eoqpalnt tha ooandttee vlth the fomiliu Alao, the chairman reportad tha pl(p*nt la red lead 971 grade, and the paint vaa aada without adult*rente. Dm panala ware painted la tha con ventional Banner which L.XJU ueee nacoept that one aide waa coated with rad lead and tha primer baked. On tha other aide, tha primer vaa applied and air dried la elngle and double eoate and a flalah coat alailar te that need la UI.A. Project 23 vaa applied. L.ZJU Project 21 - Conplata data oa thla projaet vlll be auppUad the *eer*tarjr bp Nr. Betea. "Blaklad QH palate are te be laeluded la thla projaet. L.X.A. Project 2J Dm preparation of tha taat panale ahould be changed to read aa follovei 9 I*t -gp*olaan - Send blaetcd pteal panel* allowed to ruet 100 par cent, than wire bruchcd. Saw galvanlaad panala, eolvaat veehad* namo1 m nj/ninuni'iij.at^iiar1 .meppi j b mm--a--a-- m-- aa--*------m----a W'mii.m^.WPWWl^W*^W^pW^WWgill.jUP' 1 I. 'IB llIilJm| LI 407275 , -'- - -1` .- - - -- "~A 'lad Laad factotloal------ 0 Cccmlttao Maatlaf -4- *na , 1W7 L.I.A. rrojaet 25 Two additional paint* vara laoorporatad la thi* (Contimad) projaot a* follow*! L.I^. faint Ho. 3305 - Old UIU. Taint 9-1 teju23S6 - aw uia. paint 9*. Nr* Whitford aeraad to aaka up tbaaa additional paint* In aafflolant quantity for all thraa taat altaa* hltAiJfrfe* *LtZ ni aaatyiad to tha top coat, Kanachuaat roan* Tha followiny lnfonwtlon abould alao ba Innor poratad vita tba data on thi* projaeti Palnta to ba bnt* appliad, 2 aili thick* rrara gh w gBC8J?Ma Aatloo vaa dafarrad* nvBsnaATioiq or lavu nraorocffi mb iotloo vaa dafarrad* HHUmSfi-EAlL It vac gaoarally |rt*1 that tba naxt vaatlng of tha oca--lttaa ba bald la lav loifc at tba offica of tha Aaaoelatlon around Saptaafear 15* 1957* Thar* balng no fnrthar budnaaa, tba Mating adjournad at 4i45 PA l/X David N* Borelna twrtUip, Bad Laad Taohnlaal Ca--dttaa a ^ t ip tf.'W |P ii|piiii*i!i| ii p ip ip p i vii|f iaa>>iin mmwpn * f --i wr iV a -- mm--W*i* lW ^ a ilW i mi -- <--aaaiM*---- >P vnwasrw iPW Red Lm4 Technical Cennlttaa Uertlng PRIMER PAINT SPECIFICATIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES % Exhibit -A-l" June 20. 1957 itut Hftoiii (#n MrctoRt) -U 1-0. *. m. o. n. tav Trtct. 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C*t*?nt4.*i |UU / -**r.p*r] >Mcm 70.0 JO.I M 30 10 u . SL T*rnMf * t*. *-U -9 30^0 44 41-44 0 9 3* 00.7 > *0.4 iti 10 :*>. It*.. tti* m SlOTl mn k TM ri. CM . * * iM t m> 0m. 11 >lOTD'g Tp-*. to*. 4*4t* 0t-*-f- 97.7717*1 11 -30 U % >1.1 At 114 M kr. i. %. T*** to*. 0 7c4vi4 4 k . 1>M, JMft, |M ti* ____ XZ pw piio o o w r s N2752.02 - - -- 1--------------------------------- -------------- ------------------ m w 'wy . f 'jw w w w j '[w fi'iuiiwaw n ^ p p i i w f p i!ip **w ""p y p |i m s -- aaMm iijiijijfu gLiiyimiiI'limwwirpwp mm P LI A07278 Oil ^ 1, ny~i - iff, < ,-:irrf^*inirjir t-+: * *- *--*----* -^>.-v <rf>'t' i .LaLJc c ._. Xxhiblt "8* 532 North Street Portsmouth, Virginia Kr. Robert L. Zlegfeld lead Induatriaa Association 60 bit t2nd Street New Tork 17, N.T. July 2k, 1957 ^**r ><r*3ui'.*;*|dtrintl Export on UlJU #32# paint on bottoao at 0.3. Navy t h h U 1. After getting excellent results with L.I.A.#326 paint la submerged panel teeti, the U.3. Kavy started aerviee testa of the paint on th# bottoms of three destroyer* - 039 Vogelsang (D0-3A2), U33 Roblneco (00-562) and 033 Manly (00-672). Results from taata oo tha Vogelsang ara atatad in a memorandum left with you Wien we conferred on June 8, 1956* Z aa now reporting raaulta from taata oat tha othar vesoela and suanarlsing thaaa taata. 2. Tha Robinson and Mealy docked at Norfolk Ravel Shipyard ea April 15* 1957. Baeauaa of delay* in pumping tha dry dock, it mi not poaaibla to aaka inspection until next day. Although I took data and conferred with tha nary in,pector, I hara dalayad report until tha shipyard's official report was made to aiiura that data abroad an wara reported. Tha raporta ara dated duly 22, 1957, and Z have examined than. Tha merit grades, baaed oa 100 being perfect, are i 033 RceDQOi Pooling Realitancp Corrosion SeyHstycg Antlfouling Ml . L.I.A. paint on starboard bow L.I.A. paint on starboard L-.I.A. paint on port aidahip L.Z.A. paint on port quartor Ravy llijl on port bow Ravy iUJt oo starboard quartor 99 9d 97 99 100 96 99 95 99 95 99 95 7 95 98 95 96 95 iw 1,1.A. paint on starboard bow L.I.A. paint on starboard aldahlp L.I.A. paint on port aidahip L.I.A. paint on port quarter Ravy tUJt on port bow Ravy I14R on ataitoard quarter 99 99 97 96 96 96 to 40 75 40 50 70 45 30 65 30 30 40 3. 1.1.A. paint proved (lightly inferior to navy antioorroelva (hip bettoo paint on tha Robinson, but it "affords protection that is squal or vary slightly batter than navy standard anticorrosive foraula #14N, on the UBS Mealy." (The shipyard raport on the Vogelsang, dated January 15, 1957# states "no sip* nificant differenoo in perforwanoe" between tha ta* paints.) i 4. The duration of those taata warn 033: Robinson - October 11, 1954 to April 15, 1957 U33 Mealy - October 20, 1954 to April 15, 1957 U33 Vogelsang - Deosaber 7, 1954 to Deceator 10, 1956 The Roaly vaa dock,4 atNorfolk Naval Shipyard on Msreh 30, 1956, examined and undocked without any painting being dona on the bottom. Data ara in memorandum laft with you on June t, 1956.) N2752.03 m ippunpmim mpiuiiiLBipjgiiip LI&072T9 UniVr - >.S.Ad*n*on -2- July 2A, 1957 5. Nsvy tssts of L.I.A. IJ24 paint are now oonpleted. Th* three bottoo* have bssn sandblasted and palrtsd with standard paints. 1b* result* mj be --mrltsd and sppraised a* follow*i (A) It 1* navy standard practice, whan painting bottoo*, to sandbla*t to th# natal, apply on coat of "surfse* conditioner* (Navy #117),th*o apply th# ahlpbottoo paint*. Because th# panal taat* indie*tad that L.I.A. #319 paint gave satisfactory result# without th* uaa of "turfso* conditional* tha addahlp section* of th* thro* bottcca war* uaad to chock thl*. Tb* *sr- ale* taato dun. tha ban*fit of applying "Burfao* Conditioner.* (B) Koraally L.I.A. paint produce* thicker filaa than do** May standard antlcorroala* paint, lit*, and this is an advantage. 1b* effort wa* aad* In thaa* ssnrlc* taata to obtain filaa of *qual thlckn***. Although tha official report do*a not oration It, I noted that the effort to get thick flla tdian applying tha atandard antleorroalv* paint on tha togaleang cauaed tha filit to crack on drying. Tha cracked flla we* sanded off and tha area repainted. Flla thickness was osasursd at ai*ny point* a* painting progressed* and th* average 1* slightly la favor of th* L.1JU paint - appradaataly }. all* v*. $.0 ail*) 3 coat*. (C) On th* Rcfclnaoe and Vogelsang, tha antlfoollng paint u*ad ov*r tb* entioorrosiv* paint* waa th* vary thick (22 all.) flined *hot pl*tl* #15HPN." On the Kealy, a relatively thin (9-12 nil. 3 ooata) fllnad antlfcullng paint wa applied. Tb* hot plaatle 1* th* standard for which a five year Ilf* 1* cl lined. 1b* thin fllasd paint, "cold plastic #105,* la dssipied for ana11 boat* that ar* lifted fron th* water, and about on* year4* aanrlca la anticipated. Thus, on two of the vessels, th* tart was nor* of a test of th* antifouling paint than a ccaparison of two anticorrosive paint*) ino*, had th* thick antifouling fil* functioned at expected, water would not have gotten to th* antioorroaiv* flla*. Tb* hot pXaetle flla often crack* 1 whan th* vessel pas*** through th* Oulf Street. Also, thii flla tends to i sag whan exposed to direct, hot sunraya. It did sag badly on th* Boblneon before th* vaaael undocked in October, 195k. Only on th* Haaly was * real ccaparison of navy anticorrosive and L.I.A. paint obtained, and bar* result* war* affected by irregular!tie* - an intarla docking, during tdilch th* flla wa* axpoaed to th* atnoephar* and th* duration being auch longer than th* axpectad Hf* of th* antlfoullng paint flla. But th* L.I.A. paint proved tuparlor to tho navy atandard In thl* teat tine* th* protection wa* fl**a largely by th* antioorroaiv* flla*. (D) It 1* probable that th* record* ef the** test* will be filed at th* Bevy Depertnent and forgotten unlesa there ariess occasion to do otherwise. Tb* navy new eanufacture* It* ship botton paint* and apparently has aapl* fund* to continue atandard practice* regardless of eosta. If th* navy la forced to discontinue eanufecturing the antleorroalv* paint, aonsldsrebl* difficulty probably will be enoountared. Tb* aerlt of thl* paint list largely In It* vamleh Ingredient which 1* aanufactured at th* shipyard. It ha* b*a demonstrated that uniformity of quality cannot b* obtained through purcha** under specification* and ooepstltlve bidding, tb* aanufacturing coat of navy antioorroaiv* paint la relatively high beoau** It oust cover th* eanufacture of vamiah. Thor* la tha furthar coftpllcatlsn of a pending (eaployee-goveraasnt) patent covering the paint. On th* other hand, th* L.I.A. paint carrlaa non* of th#** faotor*. It can be aapl/ oovsrsd by purchaa* spscifloatlon*, dost not involve a special vamidt, can b* easily aanufactured at a relatively lar coat, can be aaally applied without uas of special squlpasnt. Mtsn and it th* navy la foroed to soonoalie, th* L.I.A. paint should be attractive. N. X. Ad--on (Slated) LI AO 72 80 mAmS. Rad Lead Technical Cos^itt** Meeting ____ _____ C 0 F X ____-- Sxhlblt K* Juno , 1W7 WIYELSin Of KICHIOAM DEPAjtrxorr or c h bc ic ai, ax d x t ia il u r g ic a l noamsc 0 Mr. ReUrt U Itegfald AW ARBC*, KICKXGAJ April *, 1957 lead Industrie* Association 60 Eui 42nd Street l Tor* 17, R.X. Door Nr. Zl*gf*ldl At th* mgg**tlan Md by Mr. Borein* tt th# last R*4 l**d Technical Ccfitt** **tln April 1 *nd 2, I took * day while in Sm rrsnol*oo, April 11, to riclt th* Mat * Ialand Ravel Shipyard it Vallejo, Cal. This m don* in caapany with Mr. Kallnar of th* Rational laed Ccepany** San Franclaoo offlo*. Previous to oar visit to Mar* 111and, I had ocotaetad Mr. Hobart* of th* Rational toad Coupany and told hi* of th* lntaraat of th* Mar* Island Rani Shipyard r*pr***nt*tlv*s la L.XJU Fonula 3-7, a r*d lsad alijd rahlcla prijaar for Industrial and aarln* aoriror--nt*. Mr. Kallnar and X arrirad at th* shipyard shoot 10 A.M. and w*r* luaedlstaly adaittad to visit Mr. F. A. Braghatta, haad of th* laboratory branch of Mar* Island Rani Shipyard. W# talkad an hour, discussing general paint problans with Nr* Braghatta, and w* found that thy ar* vary wall disposed towards th* us* of rod load. They war* particularly intaraatad la Fonuil* 3-7 b*ean* of it* plgnant fonulatic* and tha fact that th* rahlcla was a castor oil alkyd. X explainad the r*ason for our delay la contacting hia last suoaar and X aight aay that they ar* vary appr**l*tlv* of cur lntaraat and har* lnrltad us to return at any tins w# ar* la th* neighborhood of Mar* Island. X a*wired hia that if they still wished a aaupls of Fonula 3-7 or th* rahlcla of Foroula 3-7, w* would b* clad to ** that they war* supplisd with an axpariaantal aaupls. I requested that th* next tins they writ* to X-1U., they direct th* l*tt*r to ay attention and X would **o that they raoalr* a ssupla at as early a dat* aa la oospatibia with it* preparation. Th* day of our visit oolacidad with th# laying of th* k*l of th* OSS Halibut. M* finished our buslnas* about Ui30 and Mr. Braghatta insisted that w* raeala during th* noon hour to witn*** th* laying of tha k**l. This It th* largest subsurln* p<***r#d by atcuis energy and is aspsbls of an 80,000 sdle sruis* on a tingl* fueling. V* w*r* vary ssieh flattered by his lnslsteno* on our staying for tha e*raoulso. II* also showed us squlpaant that Mar* Xalaad has for tha rsuovlng of oaitou dloxld* la th* air of wiboarin** so that they can raoain below th* aurfac* for in definite period*. Thi* aqulpasnt was developed at th* Mar* Island Raval Shipyard. Ws war* also p*nltt*d to sa* th# Ihgliah aodifioatlon of carbon dioxide facial equipment. They hav* a very nie# laboratory. Th* Rational Faint, TamlW and Lacquer Association report* that they ar* foliy cut of th* paint buslnas* but I aa a little bit skeptical bnan** th*lr order* for raw aat*rials are Increasing rathr than decreasing. Nr. Bra^ictta reported that th* uadlaal report* fron th* Mara Xaland Raval Ship yard at Vallajo and th* Pearl Harbor Raval Shipyard ware aetually prepared at tha yard and tranudtUd to th* Ravy Departnant at Washington. H* did not aeau to b* 0 greatly disturbed by thaa* report* and fait that hi* continued u** of red lead would not b* influenced too greatly by than. Th* only pressure which Is brought to bear upon than in regard to th* toxicity la that which Is associated with labor union d*sund* but th*oo ar* not a* strong on th* Fseiflo Coast as oo th* last Coast* Vary truly your*, I- U CARRICX (8KJR2D) frofsaaor, Chemical feiglnoaring f' * i ' airwn ' I N2752.04