Today 31st of August, The Scammell Iron Horse now has anti freeze in the cooling system, rear wings prepped and repainted, the red paint was lightly T cut then buffed with a light abrasive disc before having a coat of varnish applied to protect the paint as it had faded which is a known problem with the red pigment in paints.

The box trailer front leg has had a spring fitted to the safety catch after heating and removing the rusty remains of the old spring from the anchor holes. A start was made on the red paint on this as it is faded and discoloured.

Greg stripped out the mechanism on the Avery platform scales over by the museum coach ready for repair and repaint as it would be nice to have them working so visitors can weigh themselves in stone, pound and ounces if a way of securing the measuring weights can be worked out.

An old fruit crate which was undergoing repair by Greg has now been treated and looks like new.

Note to self take photos of the tasks for the blog.