Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-08-07
Cheap Paints for Outdoor Work.

WE transfer, from 1.-THE Painter, Glider
and Varnisher's Companion" published
by Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia. oil
rections for preparing various coarse paints
of great cheapness and durability. Fish
oil is used as the base, and the following Is
the process:
TO PREPARE THE OIL.
Into cask which will contain aoou.
forty gallons, put thirty-two gallons OF gooo
common vinegar; add to this twelve
pounds of litharge, and twelve pounds OF
white copperas in powder; bung up. the
vessel. and shake and roll it well twice
day for a week, when it will be tit to put
into ton of whale, cod or seal OIL, tpuI
the Southern whale oil is to be preferred,
on account Of Its good color and little OF
no smell:) shake and mix all together,
when it may settle until the next gay J
then pour off the clear, which will I, be
about seven-eighths of the whole. 10
clear this part, add twelve gallons OF I'm
seed oil, and two gallons of spirits OF tur-
pentine; shake them well together, and,
after the whole has settled two or three
days, it will be fit to grind white lead and
all fine colors in; and, when ground, can
not be distinguished from those ground in
linseed. oil, unless by the superiority OF
color
If the oil be wanted only for coarse pdr-
poses, the linseed oil and oil of turpentine
may be added at the same time that the
prepared vinegar is put in; and, after be-
ing well shaken up, is fit for immediate
use, without being suffered to settle The
residue or bottom, when settled by the adj
dition of half it's quantity of fresh lime
water, forms an excellent oil for mixing
with all the coarse paints for preserving
outside work. All colors ground in the
above oil, and used for inside work, must
be thinned with linseed oil and oil of tur-
pentine.
GAIN BY THE ABOVE PROCESS.
One ton of fish OIL or 252 gallons. $151 20
80 gallons of vinegar, at 12la cts per gallon 90
~ lbs. litharge, at cts. % ID. ............ "a
IL lbs. white copperas, at CITE. ditto. 81
- gallons of lnseed OIL at 80 Cts 2 gallon. 10 81
gallons of spirit OF turpentine, at 40 cts. SC
S16S &C
252 gallons of fish oil.
IL ditto linseed Oil.
ditto spirit of turpentine.
80 ditto vinegar.
29S gallons, at 90 cts. q gallon. S26S %
Deduct the expense. .......: 16S 6C
800 &C
ft I.-,Sttbdted Green.
Fresh lime-water, 6 gallons. Of
Road dirt, finely sifted, 112 pounds. II
Whiting, liz ditto. 81 II
Blue black, 80 ditto sc
Wet blue, 20 ditto. 40C
Residue of the oil, 3 gallons. ............... sc
Yellow ochre in powder, "a pounds. ......... q
50 As
This composition will weigh three
hundred and sixty-eight pounds
which is a little more than two
and a half cents per pound. To render
the above paint fit for use, to every eight
pounds add one quart of the incorporated
oil, and one quart of linseed oil, and it will
be found paint with every requisite
quality, as well of beauty as of durability
and cheapness, and in this state of prepar
alton does not cost five cents per pound.
The following is the mode of mixing
the ingredients First pour six gallons o.
lime-water into large tub, then throw in
one hundred and twelve pounds o.
| whiting stir it round well with stirrer
let it settle for about an hour, and stil
it again. The painter may then put in
the one hundred and twelve pounds O.
road dirt, mix it well, and add the blue
black, after which the yellow ochre; ant
| when all is tolerably blended, take it ou
of the tub, and put it on a large board Of
platform, and, with laborer's shovel, mil
and work it about as they do mortar. Now
add the wet blue, which must be previ
ously ground in the incorporated oil, las i
will not grind or mix with any other oil.
When this is added to the mass, you may
begin to thin it with the incorporated oil
in the proportion Of one quart to every
eight pounds, and then the linseed oil il
the same proportion, and it is ready to b,
put into casks for use.
U.-Lead Color.
Whiting, 112 pounds. .......................$1 i
Lead ground in oil, 2S ditto. ............... 2 2
Road dirt, sc ditto. ......................... I
Llme-water, gallons. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. U
Residue of the oil, ~ ditto. -. 2
Weighs 256 lbs. ......................$5 0
To the above add two gallons of the in
corporated oil, and two gallons of linsee(
oil to thin it for use, and it will not ex
coed two cents and q quarter. The lime
water, whiting, road dirt and blue-blacl
must be first mixed together; then add thu
ground lead, first blending it with two
gallons and half of the prepared fish oil
after which, thin the whole with the two
gallons of linseed oil and two gallons O
incorporated oil, and it will be fit for use
For garden doors and other work liable tt
be in constant USE q little spirits of turner