Info for painters

[Tako_Kichi]

Have you ever wondered why some wheel wells and interior parts on WWII AC were pale green or yellow or in the case of the Corsair pale pink?

This page has a lot of information on the subject.....

http://www.colorserver.net/history/hist ... romate.htm

[Garry Russell]

Hi mate

I get a dead link :-(

Are you refferring to the anti corrisve pre treatments like zinc chromate etc??

Garry

[Tako_Kichi]

Sorry about that, link fixed and yes it is an interesting article about zinc chromate and why it changed colour at different periods and for different aircraft builders.

[Garry Russell]

Cheers Larry

I see it now

Garry

[DaveB]

I had a feeling this was going to turn out as something the Yanks invented :roll:

This is not how the BAPC (British Aviation Preservation Council) tell the story though the end result is the same

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Tako_Kichi]

LOL...I must admit I did a double take when I read this under one of the photos on that page....

• "The British adopted Zinc Chromate in their aircraft production starting with Martin-Baker M.B.5 of 1945, several years after the Americans."

I could have sworn I had seen photos of zinc chromate primer used on pre-war British aircraft but I guess I must be wrong, after all, the internet is ALWAYS right, isn't it? :roll:

[DaveB]

Of course it is Larry.. especially if the source is Wiki

ATB

DaveB :tab: