Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Stunning Of Paint Makes insurance
Void.


burning OF old paint before re-paint-
ing. The question has long been a
subject of debate in the technical
Journals, and now householders and
the newspapers have begun to discuss
1t. Those Of Us who, with trembling,
have watched the painters blow "a
fiery blast from their lamps against
our houses, and have looked sadly at
the size OF our painting bill because
OF the time wasted on this prelimin.
airy work, are interested in the In
vestigation by the Greenfield Mass. }
Gazette and Courier, which gives con-
siderable space to the reasons for the
practice, questions its necessity and
suggests ways to prevent the risk of
burning down ones house in order 70
get the old paint of. II says:
There is good deal OF discussion
among houscholders as to the desir.
ability, in painting houses, Of burning
! on the old Faint, a practice that has
grown very common OF late in Green
field and elsewhere. Insurance men
are strongly opposed TO this method
IL makes void insurance policies fol
fires caused in this manner Severa
houses in Greenfield have gotten afire
az tho result of this method, and in
some places houses have burned as {
result.
1t is undoubtedly true that wheT
a house has been painted over and
over again there comes to be an &C
emulation of paint I'm lunches. II
new paint is put on top of these &C
cumulations IL is almost sure 10 Bills
ter. To burn il off is the quickest
and cheapest and perhaps the sures
method of getting rid OF this ole
paint"
The Gazette and Courier quotes Ger
tain old patrons to the effect that &C
cumulations OF paint are unnecessary
These old-timers lay the blame partl,
on the painter who fails 10 brush hi,
paint in well, partly on the custom o
painting In damp weather or not allow
ing sufficient time for drying between
coats. and partly to tho use of adulter
ated paints instead OF old-fashione,
linsecd oil and pure white lead Til,
paper says:
Many of the old householders sa,
that If care is taken ut all these point,
II Is absolutely unnecessary to hav,
paint burned off. They advise tina
people who have houses painted shoul,
buy their own materials, and to hav,
them put on by the day, so as TO b
sure 10 get good lead and oil. o
course the burning off of paint great.
Increases the cost of the job"
The trouble householdcrs eyerywher,
nave with paint is pretty well summe,
up by our contemporary, and tn
causes are about the same everywhere
by far The most frequent cause of tn
necessity for the dangerous practic,
OF burning old paint is the use OF poo
material. The oil should be pure lir
seed and the white lead should be rea
white lead. The latter is moro oftel
tempered with than the oil. Earth,
substances, and pulverized rock an,
quartz. are frequently used rs cheaI
eners, to the great detriment OF tn
paint
TdinterS rarely adulterate whit
lead themselves anG they very seldom
use ready prepared paints-the mos
frequent causes or paint trouble. Blu
they do often buy adulterated whit
, lead because the property owner In
sists on a low price and the painte
has to economizc somewhere. Tn
! suggestion Is therefore good on
that the property owner investigat
the subject little, find out the nam
! OF some reliable brand of white lead
and sec that the keg is marked wit
/ that brand.
> The linseed oil is more difficult I
, be sure Of. as II is usually sold Il
J bulk when the quantity is small; bu
: reliable makers of linseed oil can b
: learned on inquiry, and, IL your deale
Is reliable, you will get what you wan,
D Pure white lead and linseed oil ar
/, so necessary TO good paint that tn
little trouble necessary to get then
well repays the house owner In dollar
and cents saved.