Repairs included repainting the steel and rehabilitating the lift mechanism. The solution is alkaline and its uses include cleaning paintwork in preparation for repainting. This involved removing the old lead-based paint, and repainting the of steel below the deck. The corrosion was treated by rubbing the aluminium down and repainting it with two-pack paint. The restoration consisted of repainting, cleaning and recovering all in the original color scheme. This includes repairs, cleaning, pressing, repainting (shoes), ironing, and other related tasks. The only restoration was a repainting to the original color. Following the first restoration, natural deterioration elicited further repainting efforts in 2012. The Anniversary locomotives were selected from units scheduled for repainting or recent wreck rebuilds. The duck was spotted by a workman who was repainting her bathroom. Areas of repainting were hatched or treated with a linear brushstroke. Immediately after repainting into GNER colours in the late 1990s, all locomotives were briefly nameless. An early visible manifestation was the repainting of all post boxes green instead of red. A second repainting was completed in 1997. But years of storage and repainting took their toll.