Restoration of the Gun Cradle (cont.):
As seen in these images, disassembly of the gearing for barrel traverse and elevation was extensive. Individual parts were cleaned to bright metal by blasting with powdered glass, then coated with an industrial 2-part high-build epoxy tinted to match the original red lead primer, then given a second coat of epoxy primer custom matched to Dunkel Gelb, then finally given two coats of PPG Keeler & Long Silicon Alkyd custom matched to Oliv grun.
