The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-08
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become well settled-is painting time.
There is no dust flying, no insects are
iii the air at that time ready to commit
suicide by su6focation in the coat OF
fresh paint. The atmospheric condi-
tons are also favorable at that season
for proper drying and increased life OF
the paint.
1t should be habit with every prop
erty owner every spring to look over
his buildings. etc. and see if they need
repainting, not merely to see If they
twill go another year" but whether the
time has not come for putting in the
proverbial stitch in time" which shall
eventually "save nine" For one coat
of paint applied just little before it is
actually needed will often save most of
the paint on the building by preventing
it from letting go and causing endless
trouble and expense.
Paint let's go because linseed oil,
which is the cement that holds all
good paint together gradually decays
or Oxidizes, just as iron exposed to air
and dampness will slowly decay or oxl-
die. The water and oxygen in the air
are the cause Of the trouble in both
cases, and the only reason, outside or
its identifying effect, that we apply
paint to wood or iron is because we
want to keep water and air away from
them. Live paint. that is. paint IN
which the linseed oil is still oily, does
this very effectually, but dead paint
that is, paint in which the oil is no
longer oily, is no more impervious to
air and water than a single thickness
OF cheesecloth would be. IL then we
apply fresh coat of oily paint before
the old paint is dead. the oil from the
new coat will penetrate the old coat,
and the whole coating will once more
become alive, and this method OF reno
walton may go Oh indefinitely.
This explains why it is better econo-
my to repaint little before 1t becomes
absolutely necessary than a little after.
When the paint is once dead the fresh
coat will pull the whole coating off.
In the days when repaintlng meant
general turning of things upside down,
a two-weeks' "cluttering up Of the
place with kegs, cans and pals, lot
of inflammable and ill-Smelling mater
ials standing around, ETC., the dread of
painting time was natural. So was the
dread of soap-luaking time. of shirt
making time. Of candle-mouldiDg time
and the like. But we live in an age
when soap comes from the store bet
ter and cheaper than we can make it,
when shirts are sold ready made for
less than we can buy the materials,
when we can burn coal oil or gas
cheaper than we can make tallow-ran-
dies, and when all we have to do when
we want to repaint is to pick out our
colors from the card at the store and
pay the painter for putting on the
paint.
When il comes to picking out the
paint il is not necessary that one
should be a paint chemist any more
than one should he an oil chemist when
buying Kerosene or 4 department store
buyer when selecting shirts, or a soap
chemist when buying soap. All that
is necessary to insure fair show is
some knowledge Of the character OF
our paint dealer and the reputa ton
and standing of the maker Of the paint
offered Nor must one expect to buy
a pure iinseed oil paint for the price
Of linseed oil alone. 1t can be taken
for granted when any one offers to
sell dollar bills at discount he is bait
ing hook for suckers" So j. can
be aiken for granted when any one
whether mail order house, paint man
ufacturer or dPaler-0ffers paint too
cheap, he is bidding for the trade Of
suckers" 10 matter what bis prom
Uses
Bnt paints sold in responsible stores
under the brands Of reputable manu-
facturprs are all good products, differ
Ing from one another in the less i'm
portautmatte g of the solid pigments con-
tanned but practically alike in having
their liquid portions composed essen
tally of pure lnSeed oil. The com
petition OF tile better class of paints
has driven inferior gonds practically
out of the market, and no manufaC-
turer Of standing now puts out a poor
paint. under his own name at least.
AS to guarantees OH paint, they can
he taken for what they are worth.
Any reputable manufacturer will make
good any defect actually traceable to
the paint itself aud not 10 improper
use or treatment Of it. The really inI-
pOrtant guarantee which the paint
buypr should exact from his dealer is
that the paint is made by Inanu
facturer tiiat knows his business and
that the paint itself has a record. IL
he secures this guarantee he can az
ford to chance the rest of 1.-THE paint
will undoubtedly give good service If
properly applied according to direc,
tons.