Housing Painting, Glazing, Paper Hanging, And Whitewashing; a book for the Householder
The book Housing Painting, Glazing, Paper Hanging, And Whitewashing; a book for the Householder was written by author Alvah Horton Sabin Here you can read free online of Housing Painting, Glazing, Paper Hanging, And Whitewashing; a book for the Householder book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Housing Painting, Glazing, Paper Hanging, And Whitewashing; a book for the Householder a good or bad book?
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Before beginning to paint, all knots and pitchy places, and all sap-w^ood, are given a heavy coat of shellac varnish. In all cases the foundation is a priming coat of white lead and oil, to v^hich ten per cent of pale japan drier has been added; it should be almost all oil, very litde lead. When this is dry, all nail- holes and crevices should be puttied up; the putty for this purpose is made by w^orking dry v^hite lead into paste v^hite lead until it is of the right consistency; this dries qui...ckly and very hard. It is not applied vs^ith a steel putty-knife, as this is liable to scratch the w^ood, and scratches v^ill show on interior work; use a wooden spatula, or a conveniently shaped stick of hard wood. The white lead putty is made immediately before using. The first full coat is lead, oil, and turpentine; this may be made by thinning paste lead with a mixture of equal parts oil and turpentine; 38 House Painting this will dry quickly to a hard, "flat" surface, to which the next coat will adhere.
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