Gas detector paint
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:23 pm
If you look at the top of the headlamp and the front of the mudguard you will see lighter areas of paint. I have read that this is 'Gas detector paint'
(Vesicant detector paint) which was applied to motorcycles and other vehicles so that it was visible to the driver/rider. It apparently changed from a greenery/ yellow colour to red if exposed to a chemical warfare gas such as mustard gas and Phosgene gas.
I have read that it was also painted on the top of Post Office pillar post boxes in some areas of the UK during WW2
(Vesicant detector paint) which was applied to motorcycles and other vehicles so that it was visible to the driver/rider. It apparently changed from a greenery/ yellow colour to red if exposed to a chemical warfare gas such as mustard gas and Phosgene gas.
I have read that it was also painted on the top of Post Office pillar post boxes in some areas of the UK during WW2