Khaki Gas Proof No.3...Why was the paint gas proof?...and what was it that the gas could do to the paint that meant it needed to be 'gas proof'?...Ian

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I presume it was to stop the paint absorbing the gas an remaining contaminated, so I think it would allow it to be decontaminated by washing or whatever means they did to remove it. I have some info on gas which I'll dig out, scan and put on later.

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That sounds logical...Ian

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Wow, I've just flicked through the ARP book no.4 on gas decontamination, it's like war and peace! I think it would have been less time consuming digging a 100 foot deep hole and bulldozing the trains, planes, tanks buildings in there!.......... It seems that bleach was involved in some decontamination. I don't think I'll scan it and post it on here it would take too long.

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I found somewhere on the net, that the paint
is "gasoline" (gas) and few other chemical resistant...

Noam.

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I don't think gas(gasoline) would come into it with British KGP No.3...

The word gasoline and the abbreviation of it to 'gas' was/is a purely American description not generally used in the UK, even today...Ian

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Some paints will absorb particular chemicals and release them only slowly. At my place of work we have a level 3 laboratory, where we can play with the more dodgy viruses and the like, and the first time we had to fumigate the room we discovered that the wrong paint had been used. It took days to get the concentration of gas down to safe levels, due to the stuff slowly leaching out of the paint . I reckon Dave’s hypothesis is on the nail.


Cheers
Pete

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Hi Ian,

I think that you are (W)right, regarding the paint,
But I wonder, in few places they do talk about "Gas resistant"
As Gasoline..
And they are talking about olive drab..

Example:

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/archive/index.php/t-351174.html


Jackster4th November 2008, 13:20
"Krylon is not gas resistant, so if it gets gas on it, it will look like $hit. Either that or get some clear Duplicolor engine paint, spray it on and scuff it up so it looks flat. At least then it will be gas resistant."


Noam.

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