WS No. 52 Aerial Base C2
My original thought once the Aerial Base C2 had been removed from its Base Plate was to completely disassemble it to avoid getting any paint on the rubber flex section, but something about that assembly bothered me so I went back to Figure 10 on Page 42 of the Operators Manual for another detailed look at the Aerial Base C2.
And there it was, a small comment that this flex unit is actually filled with a special anti-freeze grease which would need to be replaced if the assembly was opened up for any reason. The second discovery was that nowhere in the manuals can I find any references to identify the name of this anti-freeze grease. Not good omens for the disassembly route I had planned.
So after cleaning off all the residual old paint from the upper and lower fittings on the Flex Assembly, I carefully masked off the rubber section and lower mounting shaft. At the bottom of the rubber Flex Assembly the rubber has a rather deep groove cast into it, about an eighth of an inch deep that was very difficult to mask off with any size of tape I had on hand. My solution was to mask to about one eighth inch away from the bottom of this groove and then tightly wind about three turns of cotton Butchers Twine into the groove to mask the last bit of rubber. Once all that was done I was able to apply a spray coat of grey primer and set the assembly on the bench to dry for 24 hours.
David
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