Project – L759

It's been an exciting week on the restoration project of Oil Tanker L759 as we were joined by Bob Petrovski from Precision Dustless Blasting to strip the tanker back to bare metal in preparation for paint. The process of dustless blasting combines water and aggregate into a slurry, in our case recycled glass, which is then blasted on to the surface using a high-pressured hose to remove any paint, organic growth and rust. The blasting process was completed over two days and the team were then able to apply the primer the following day, and have now applied the [...]

Restoration of Oil Wagon L759 has now commenced. Our volunteers have been busy welding and re-attaching pipes and handrails that were removed for transport. We still have a few bits to repair and straighten, but the bulk of the metal repairs are now complete. In a few weeks, this wagon will be completely transformed as we use a dustless blasting process to remove the rust, corrosion and old paint before getting it's first coat of primer. This is a really exciting process and we can't to see the result. Stay tuned for more updated at the end of the [...]