Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-05-21
50 NE VALUABLE HINTS.

How Paint Of All Kinds Should be
Cleaned and Applied.
The painter was rather averse to
giving away the tricks of his trade, but
the reporter as usual succeeded in get
ting some information that will be APP
preciated by believers in home economy.
This particular man happened to be
yeritable cyclopedia Of knowledge per-
tanning to his trade.
AS it is getting along toward house
cleaning time the ladies will want to
know the best way to clean painted sur
faces, said the painter. This work
should be done carefully in order to-
avoid damaging the paint Use fan
uel rag dipped into warm soap suds,
then into whiting. Do not use strong
alkai soap that will cut the paint, but
5selecta milder variety. Hard rubbing
is unnecessary. The same rule will APP
ply to natural W God finish. Hitisa good
job of wood finishing the dirt will roll
OF easily.
There seems to be few people who
know that wallpaper can be cleaned SO
nicely as to look as good as new, yet it
is fact. One easy method is to rub the
paper thoroughly with piece OF sof 3
rye bread. That isn't bad plan. but
more e Elective one is to saturate a pieces
of flannel in spirits Of wine and rub
gently over the paper. Either method
will absorb the dirt.
After the painter has been to work on
the house for a few days the windows
are found to be we'll covered with paint.
splashes. The best way to remove them
q is to rub with stiff brush dipped in
camphor and sand. Coal oil. benzine or
torily if the paint has not become too
iry. and in that event ammonia will do
it, If paint should happan to have
splashed upon clothing the spots should
be saturated with turpentine and all,
lowed to stand for several hours, then
rubbed of. Alcohol or gasoline are bet-
Ter for 1ight-colored clothing. Most.
people who get themselves daubed with.
paint make the mistake Of rubbing 1t
into the cloth.
When man wants to do little job
Of painting on his own hook, when tho.
work is not important enough to require
regular painter, he should at any rate
know how to do It right. Boiled oil Is
the material for mixing; turpentine is
the thinner and japan the dryer. To
thin paint add q little liquid at time.
then beat or stir st thoroughly before
adding more. and 50 on until the proper:
consistency is reached. Paint should
always be applied in thin coats, and.
each successive coat should be thor
oughly dry before another Is applied.
I Use plenty Of oil IA mixing. Il dries
more slowly, but makes the paint elastic.
lass longer, and prevents cracking.
This Is the season. too, when the
wants his old vehicle to
look like rev one. The carriage
painter takes II In charge and ~ the
quick American method completes the
work and returns IL TO the owner IN an
Incredibly short space Of time. Last
year the varnish spotted shortly sfterSit
was out Of the shop and the painter and
the yarnish were Of course condemned.
Built was the fault Of neither. When
the buggy spots Il does not necessarily
indica te poor work ors poor varnish. Il
IL caused ~ the smmonis II tho at,nos-
phere Or 81 the spots of mud and slush
that have splashed iiron Il. 10 avoid
the trouble have thA vehicle washed
careful y, never allow spots sof mud ~
dry upon AZ, and, IL posi- BILE, keep II ont
Of roach 81 tho aumoni len strnos-
phere Of the stable lhicago Tribune