| | The restoration has progressed to the point where we are ready
to begin the paint work phase of the project. After conferring with Bill
Wahl of the Branford Trolley Museum, he informed us that the trolley was
painted with different paint schemes through the years and we would have to
decide which one to use. The decision I felt was an easy one to make since
we are restoring the Bradley car to it's original likeness as it appeared
when the car was first put in service in 1911.We were told to find a section
which displayed enough original paint for us to be able to make an exact
match. We were also told that the records show that all cars numbered 1068
to 1099 were originally painted a deep green. After removing several layers
of paint which include light green, yellow, and red (trim piece) we came to
the original coat of paint and found the original deep green coat that we
were told would be there. As you can see, the color is a very deep green and
appears to be almost black. The paint has been ordered and we plan to apply
the primer coat and the first color coat next week. | |
