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11-28-2009, 04:36 AM #1
Body shop in 1920 - Interesting photo
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11-28-2009, 05:17 AM #2
Looks like the guy on the left is taking the masking material off, and the guy on the right is prepping the car for paint. The guy in the middle must be testing the gun or something because the car is no where near ready to spray. None of them in masks or gloves, and a fine mist of black lacquer (was it even lacquer then?) hanging in the air. LOL.
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11-28-2009, 07:12 AM #3
Very cool photo Greg
I think back then having a good gloss finish was not important, they just wanted to get paint on the metal so it would not corrode
The painter is even spraying without masking, he was good
No wonder why people died early from lung cancer
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11-28-2009, 07:16 AM #4
Probably shootin that state of the art, new fangled nitrocellulose lacquer
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11-28-2009, 08:05 AM #5
Pre EPA for sure . Looks like how we work out in the yard ,around here . Jim , Yes it was lacquer back them , but that's not the best part . No plastic fillers where around back in those days . All repairs where done in Lead .
Rich Martin 018HAVE BATTERIES , WILL TRAVEL !!!
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11-28-2009, 10:24 AM #6
cool pic. back in they days when they knew how to WORK metal.
thanks for sharing.Mike Dowling
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11-28-2009, 10:44 AM #7Screaming And Flying!
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11-28-2009, 10:45 AM #8
the guy sanding was probly using gasoline. Looks like some pics from one of the guys I used to work for of his fathers shop
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11-28-2009, 11:38 AM #9
and when metal was strong! The car parts are bendable now and so cheap. Cool pic Greg...my dad always owned body shops and at one point in his life he worked for Sarafan who repaired military vehicles, my dad used to tell Phil that they would rub their body down with Vaseline so the lead and contaminants couldn't get into their pores... years ago they didn't have protection like they do now. They sprayed out in the open (no booths) now they have downward draft booth's which pulls everything in. Times have sure changed in the body business, try to open a new body business up here now and it's almost an impossibility unless you are in the grandfather clause. I can't believe I just remembered the name of the poison in the clear which destroys the lung "isocyonides"....very cool pic Greg!
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11-28-2009, 12:12 PM #10
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11-28-2009, 12:32 PM #11
^^^^hahaha
yea very cool . yea very raw working conditions.. like stated only really cared about corrosion protection rather than finish, over-spray or health..1989 hydrostream HST- SOLD
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11-28-2009, 03:19 PM #12
For a picture taken in 1920 I cant believe how clear is was, most old photos you see are fuzzy. But hey im not a photgrapher. Neat picture!
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11-28-2009, 04:07 PM #13
Never really gave it any thought , but in this photo he's using a Presure Pot Spray Gun . Where those available in the '20 ? Can anyone ID the cars ,to get a better idea of the year . I'm thinking late '20s early '30s ?
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11-28-2009, 04:23 PM #141989 hydrostream HST- SOLD
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225 promax
Computers let you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila
So your daughter's a hooker, and it spoiled your day. Look at the bright side, its really good pay.
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11-28-2009, 07:08 PM #15
cool photo!! i wonder if the pic was restored or something? It must have been nice back in those days cause most cars were painted black... dont have to worry about the paint not matching
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