On 14/08/18 16:23, Tim Boxsell wrote:
> With the 21st anniversary of the arrival of 2107 in Sydney this friday &

> the recent pics of 2107 at Penrith in its sad & sorry condition.

Unfortunately it's missed being delivered to Loftus on it's 21st
Anniversary of arriving in Sydney.

>

> After 3 years of sitting in the hot afternoon sun out Penrith way, I

> noticed the front of the aoa is very faded.


It was very faded before it left Pyrmont. Just more so now.

What's done way more damage is the rain. The tram leaks.

> Will it be able to be removed ? Or is it permanently stuck on.?

> If it can be removed will it pull the paint off from underneath?


The fiberglass sections had the colour applied during manufacture. It
ain't coming off. When the AOA is removed there should be pristine
colour underneath, once we clean all the hardened glue off.

It looks like the metal side panels were 2 pack painted before being
attached to the tram. The spare body panels are already painted. There
may be some rust on those due to water being trapped behind the AOA.
(only the frame is stainless steel, not the body panels)

> I think it would be an interesting item for the museum if it was done

> properly.

>

> Having said this, I must dig it out & have another look.


I would certainly be interested, even if it's terrible quality as your
camera wasn't up to low light.