Paint - 1

“One of the problems of building power stations by the sea is that the metal rusts before they can use it.” Fred said to me one day.

Obvious, I suppose, but remarks like that from my boss usually led to an interesting job for me. So I listened intently.

“Why don’t they build them further from the sea … or inland?” I asked.

“In operation, the station needs a great volume of water to keep it cool.” Fred said, “but with Laurie’s - in paints - help, I devised a paint which can be used during build, but is easily removed. ”