The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-07

Snringtine after the weather mas
become we'll settled-is painting tune.
There is no dust flying. no insects are
IN the air at that time ready to comni't
suicide hy sufrocation in the coat OF
fresh raint. The atmospheric cond'-
tions are also favorable at that seaSo,
foc proper drying and Increased lie VI
tho paint.
If should be habit with every prop
er;y owner every spring to look over
his buildings. ETC.. and see If they need
repaintip.. not merely to see II tney
"will &c another year" but whether tne
time Las not come for putting ~ tne
proverbial ''s,itcll in time" "hlcn snaH
eventually "save niue." For one coat
of raint applied just little before II Is
actually needed will often save most OF
the paint on the building by preventing
it from letting 60 and causing endless
tronhie and expense. .,
Faint let's 90 because Iinseed oil:
which is the "eeluent' that NOUS all
good paint together. gradually decays
or oxidizes, just as iron exposed 10 AT
and damrness will slowly decay or o1i-
dize. The water and oxygen In the ar
are the cause Of the trouble III Dotn
eases. and the only reason. outside OF
its identifying effect. that we apply
paint to wood or iron is because We
want to keen water and ait away from
them. Live paint. that IS. palnt III
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 TO more lmpervious 10
air and water than a single thickness
Of cheesecloth would he. II then we
appiy a 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, aud this method OF reno
vation may 20 OIL indefinitely.
This explains why it is better econo-
nv to repaint little before it becomes
absolutely necessary :han little after.
When the paint is once dead the fresh
Goa: will pull the who.e coating OH.
In the days when repanting meant
general turning of things upside down,
a two-weeks' "c!uttering up" OF the
place with kegs. cans and pals. lot
of inHammabie and ill-smelling mater
:ais standing around. ETC.. the dread OF
paintinc time was natural. So was the
dread OF soa p-luaking time. OF shirt
making time. Of candle-mouIding time
and the like. But we live IN an age
when soap comes from the store bet
ter and cheaper than we can make 1t.
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-can-
dies, and when all we have to do when
we want to repaint Is to pick out our
co,ors from the card at the store and
pay the painter for putting on the
paint.
When II comes to picking out the
paint it is not necessary that one
should be a paint chemist any more
than one should be m oil chemist when
buying kerosene. or a department store
buyer when selecting shirts, or soap
chemist when buying soap. All that
is necessary to insure a fair show 1s
some knowledge Of the character OF
our paint dealer and the reputation
and standing Of the maker of the paint
offered. Nor must cue expect to buy
pure iinseed oil paint for the price
of linseed oil alone. 1t can be taken
for granted when any one offers to
aell dollar bills Mt discount. he is bait.
jng q hook for suckers" So !. can
be aiken for granted when any one
whether mail order house. paint man.
ufacturer or dealer-offers paint too
cheap. he is bidding for the trade OF
suckers" no matter what his PROM
ises.
But paints sold in responsible stores
under the brands of reputable manu-
facturers are all good products. differ
ing from one another in the less i'm
portant matter of the solid pigments COLI
tanned. but practically alike in having
their liquid portions composed essen
TALLY of pure linseel oil. The COM
petition of the better class Of paints
has driven inferior goods practically
out Of the market, and 10 manufac-
turer Of standing now puts ont a poor
paint. under his own name at least.
As to guarantees on paint, they can
he taken for what they are worth.
Any reputable manufacturer will make
good any defect actually traceable to
the paint itself and not 10 improper
use or trea tment Of It, The really i'm
portant guarantee which the paint
buyer should exact from his dealer is
that the paint is made by a mann
facturer that knows his business and
thai the paint itself has record. If
he secures this guarantee he can af-
ford to chance the rest Of 1.-THE paint
will undoubtedly give good service il
properly applied according to d'rec-
tions.