The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-17

haiu paint tnat VIII bear rubbing down
with pumlce stone, take ury paint of any
kind, and oil sufficient to make a harti
cement, when spread out and dried, then
reduce 1t with turpentne to consistence
that may be spread with brush, and when
the turpcntinc evaporates it leaves hard
body composed Of the paint and oil. A
gain, take gum copal or rosin, by heating
and mixing with the turpentine we reduce
them to Il liquid state, and can use them
for vanishing; and when the varrish is
spread, the turpentine evaporates without
having impaired any essential quality of
drying, luster, or durability to the varnish.
Hence no turpentine should be used in
painting intended to stand the weather.
us it can be reduced to proper consis-
tence with oil, and made to dry without
injuring its durability.
Paint, to stand the weather, depends en-
tlrely on the oil for its Durability. For
example, take very thin oil in warm wealth.
er, and mix "ith white lead or other paint,
and some turpentinc for a dryer; the
whole being of the consistence of common
paint, put on three coats and it soon looks
dry and dead, and in year or two will
begin to rub off like whitewash, because
the proportion of oil to the paint was too
small. Again, take the same quality of
oil and pant in clId weather, when the
oil is thicker, and instead of turpcntine,
use some good dryer; mix to the consis-
tence of co."rnon paint, then put on three
coats, and it dries with gloss and looks
better at the end of four years than the
other when first done, and will preserve
the wood well for many years, simply be-
cause the proportion Of oil to the dry
paint is greater.
But all painting cannot be done in cold
weather, and the question occurs, can it
he done by using very thin paint, and
putting on more coats, but the best way
is to boil tho OF, boiled more in warm
weather than in cold. 1t can be boiled
in an iron, copper, or brass kettle, and
should be done over a slow fire out of
doors, as there is danger of it taking fire :;
to every gallon of oil put in quarter Of
pound of litharge, which will make it
dry. For hot weather, keep it boiling
two or three hours for cold weather, half
AN hour is sufficient; stir it frequently
a little prussian blue ground in oil, and
put in white paint, improve its appear
ance. Sufficient time should be given
between coats to let the paint dry well,
and no outside painting is well done until
it has good even gloss.
For chair and other painting, where
YOU want IA hard body to rub down. or
wear well, grind dry paint with a small
proportion OF oil, and reduce to the prop
or conslStemce t. spread with a brush use
driers in proportion to the oil if the oil is
boiled as directed, for outdoor painting
no drier is needed. Put on coats suiii-
cient to make as good body as you lie
! quire, giving time for each coat to dry
well. II it has gloss when done it is
from using too much OIL and will not rub
well. There is not much danger of using
too little oil for this kind Of work, give it
the gloss with varnish.
Spanish whiting and water, with lit
tic glue, make a good and cheap priming
for chairs; 1t should be put on w:rm.-
Persons wishing TO paint heir own chin
ney-pieces or carriages black, should put
on one coat of lead color, made of white
lead and lamp-back, using some turpen.
tine and drier; when dry, sand paper
well, and finish with copal varnish and a
little lampblack.
DRGERs-White lead has a drying ef-
feet on linseed oil, and paint made of white
lead and oil, will always dry on new
wood. Burnt Turkey lumber, litharge
red lead, and sugar Of lead, will all dry
paint when ground with or in any way
Incorporated in it. But the best drier |
have ever seen used is made as follows
Take on gallon Iinseed oil, one pound red
lead, one pound ltharge, one pound Tur-
key lumber, burnt nearly black and pull
verized, and half pound ground shcllac E;
it is best to run the whole except the gum
through a paint mill, put into an iron
copper, or brass kettle, and boil slow un
til it will not show grease spot through
brown paper when dropped on it hot
keep it well stirred. When done, set il
off and let it cool until the spirits Of tur.
pentine can he poured in without takirg
fire; pour in about two gallons Of turpen
tine slowly, stirring all the time, more ol
less will do, as the thicker the drier the
less will be necessary in paint half pin
is sufiici ent for gallon Of oil in the pain
= on any new wood, but on old inside paint
ing little more will sometimes be neces
sary. 1t takes three or four hours boil
ing. A. w. III.
Platte City. Mo.
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