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In some ways this is the worst stage as there was all the rusty iron work and dusty gravel ballast to chip off and get out. Having done 2/3 of the barge we hired some local chaps to clean out and paint the insides. This took 3 months of visits during the hottest summer for many years. They really suffered in the heat but eventually they used up our odds and sods of paint to create a nice clean glossy interior.

The chipped and wire brushed iron/steel was treated with Vactan which converts the rust into an inert black substance and acts like a primer for 3 coats of marine glosses and bilge paint.

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