The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
TO PREVENT RUST,
How to Increase the Years of Usefulness
Of Farm Machinery.

The rusting Of iron causes endless in
convenience in all brancrs of merhan-
ical work. Iron rust impairs the value
of the farmers machinery. and the
rusling of nails and bolts causes wood
work to lose strength, become lcaky
and fall to pieces. Rust may be BAN
ished and thorough protection given to
iron whenever 1t is in such position
that a coating applied with brush
does not interfere with it. Usefulness.
Bright and rough work can be alike
protected, and so may nails, wood
screws and bolts.
Get two or three pounds of red lead
and some boiled linsecd oil: 10 not be
persuaded into using raw oil. Get
also some Japan drier toi, will be
needed at the rate of perhaps a table
spoonful to the pint OF oil. Red lead
can not be bought ready mixed be-
cause it hardens too rapidly Remove
all the red rust from the iron, steel. tin
or other metal; if painted, take off all
that is not hard and firmly at.ached to
the iron. Mix up small pot of the
paint. but not more than vii, be wanted
for the work in hand, TIE Japan is
used becau>" quick drying is con-
venient. One-tcnth as much ltharge
in powder as lead is sometimes an adj
vantage. Give the articles thin coat;
keep the paint well stirred up as it set
ties very rapidly. When one coat is
dry mix up another and apply us be-
fore. If closely covered the mixed
paint will keep twentyfour hours or
more.
This paint is waterproof and in
making tank or trough it is better
than the best white lead for putting in
to the joints when they are put together.
Dip nail into red lead and put drop
under the head before it is driven home
and there will be little or no danger
that the wood will ever become ''ron
sick around it. Swab screws or bolt
holes with it, and give the screws or
bolts a coating, and they will not rust
in the wood.
Tin pals covered with two or three
good coats of red lead paint resist
water as we'll as though they were rub
Der. The coating is hard and very
durable; in this respect being greatly
n advance OF any other paint If the
.olor is Objectionable on iron, coat of
ordinary pant may be put on the out
ide,
Red lead paint actually forms per-
ect protecting coating for iron, as well
IS cement of no mean strength. The
eason why it is not generally used by
may be asked. The
nswer is simple. 1t can not be mixed
n large quantities, in advance, as it
ardens too soon; it is heavy and some
that costly, as compared with other
aints; it settles in the bottom of the
ucket and is not so easily applied as
hite lead and other paints. To the
rmer none of these things are special I
elections. The superior protection is !
orth all the trouble required. Finally, 4.
y red lead in putty or make putty =
1t when a wster-tight job is wanted. il
'ints of carriages, wagons or wheels, q
in red lead putty or paint will not "
zen, and a red lead coating or prim- q
9 on a carriage, cart or any other
rm tool, will insure most perfect pro- !,
,tion for the wood By all means. " ",
: 1t and test it before discussing its fl
vantages with wsgon-maker. In q
,idual knowledge and practical ex- st
riepee is worth considerably more
N good trade reasons, * american
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