The Philadelphia Chapter of the PRRT&HS expresses its
sincere thanks to Bennett Levin
for granting his permission to publish the
restoration process of PRR 5809.
Photos from October 2, 2000
Photos Copyright Steve Agostini 2000
All Rights Reserved
Roof and nose masked to prepare for car body painting.
As with the
nose, the car body stripe was painted first then masked.
Three color
finishes were applied followed by two clear coats.
The paints dries
quickly allowing for the stripe masking to be removed.
All photos
were shot without a flash. This is the primary reason for the
"red" tint to all photographs. The flash was not used so
as not to interrupt the Juniata employees.
Clear coats
being applied.
The painting
process lasted from approximately 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.