Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-27
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Durnlnss on Paint Makes lnsurasset
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Durnlno on Paint Maho4 lnsurano6
Void.
It seems that considerable danger to
property exists In the practice o1
burning OF old paint before re.paint-
ing The question has long been u
subject OF debate Id 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 S q
fiery blast from their lamps against
our houses, and have looked sadly &C
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 cone
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 to
got the old paint on. It says:
There Is q good deal OF discussion
among householders as to the desir-
ability, In painting houses, OF burning
on the old paint, 9 practice that has
grown very common Of late In Green
field and elsewhere. Insurance mon.
are strongly opposed to this method.
Il makes void insurance policies for
fires caused In this manner. Several.
houses In Greenfield have gotten afrol
az the result OF this method. and II
some places houses have burned q =
result.
ut IL undoubtedly true that when
. house has been painted over and
over again there comes to be an &C.
cumulation Of paint In lunches. II
new paint is put on top OF these 40
cumulations 1t Is almost sure to- Bills.
ter To burn It of Is the quickest
and cheapest and perhaps the surest
method Of getting rid OF this old
paint Il iSl 5
The Gazette and Courier quotes Ger.
tain old patrons to the effect that NO
cumulations Of paint are unnecessary.
These old-timers lay the blame partly
on the painter who fails to brush hia
paint in well. partly on the custom Of
painting In damp weather or not allow.
Ing sufficient time for drying between
coats, and partly to the use Of adulter.
ated paints instead Of old -fashio
linseed oil and pure white lead. The
paper says:
Many of the old householders say
that II care Is taken at all these points
1t is absolutely unnecessary to have
paint burned of. They advise that
people who have houses painted should
buy their own materials and to have
them put on by the day, SO as to be
sure to get good lead and oil. OF
course the burning of OF paint greatly
Increases the cost Of the job
The trouble householder everywhere
have with paint Is pretty we'll summed
up by our contemporary, and the
causes are about the same everywhere.
BY far the most frequent cause 81 the
necessity for the dangerous practice
Of burning old paint is the use Of poor
material. The oil should be pure linz
seed and the white lead should be real
white lead. The latter is more often
tempered with than the oil. Earthy
substances, and pulyeTized rock and
quartz, are frequently used rs cheap
eners, to the great detriment Of the
paint.
Painters rarely adulterate white
lead themselves and they very seldom
use ready prepared paints the most
frequent causes Of paint trouble. But
they do often buy adulterated white
lead because the property owner in-
sists on low price and the painter
has to economic somewhere. The
suggestion Iis therefore good one
that the property owner investigate
the subject little, find out the name
OF some reliable brand OF white Lead
and see that the key Is marked with
that brand. is}.s
The linseed oil is more difficult to
be sure of. as 1t Is usually sold Ia
bulk when the quantity Is small; but
reliable makers Of linseed OIL can be-
learned on inquiry, and, II your dealer
Is reliable, you will get what you want.
D Pure white lead and linseed oil are
80 necessary to good paint that the
little trouble necessary to get them
wellrepays the house owner In dollars
and cents saved. e
The Mystery.
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