Thanks. I know stainless is a pain in the ass for bonding. Years ago Avondale shipyard was building LNG carriers. Both ships sat in the Mississippi River for a long time has they tried all methods of bonding. They were spraying foam. Once dry just fell off.
The Cloverland milk cars had two internal 3000 gal. tanks. Believe they were stainless steel. Of course I'm wondering when stainless steel was developed and applied for this application?
Stainless steel was developed early in the 20th century, though not widely used for a few decades. But I doubt the tanks were stainless. The glass lining process (ending up with a porcelain enamel surface) is bonded to plain carbon steel. It would not work with stainless.
The Cloverland milk cars had two internal 3000 gal. tanks. Believe they were stainless steel. Of course I'm wondering when stainless steel was developed and applied for this application? Was shown a presentation model many years ago by the late Judge Ford of Hammond, La. The doors would open showing the tanks inside. Was this a standard application or a prototype on display for potential customers? Was the Bordon's butter dish style car a single or multiple tanks? Reuben@Poplarville, Ms
