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| Subject: | Re: Don't do it! |  |
| Date: | May 23, 2006 |
| From: | Richard Diak | |
| I have to agree with Roy. My uncle was a Sherman tank commander in the pacific and I have asked him about the condition of his tank during the war. I purposely asked him about paint finish, chips, nicks, wear and fading. He told me that unless hit by a small arms round that was not powerful enough to penetrate the tank the paint never did chip or have any nicks from wear. He told he hit a rock with his coming off a beach going into a jungle area and it scuffed the paint but never nicked it. He stated that the paint did fade after time in the hot sun but this took months. He said that it would wear shiny from the oils in your skin around the hatches and handles. He also stated the fuel spill stains were common until it rain enough to wash them out. Scuffs from people walking on the surface with rocks or sand in their boots usually around the fuel necks and while loading ammo. He was adamate that the paint did not chip from wear. |
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 | Sherman undercoat - Steve - May 22, 2006 |
| . . . Don't do it! [IMG] - Roy Chow - May 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Don't do it! - Richard Diak - May 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Don't do it! - Austin Lipps - May 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Don't do it! - Roy Chow - May 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Another example [IMG] - Paul A. Owen - May 24, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Another example - claude Gillono - May 24, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Very interesting. - Andrew Herbert - May 25, 2006 |
| . . . Thanks - Steve - May 25, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Thanks - Roy Chow - May 25, 2006 |
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