Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-28
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Burning or Paint Makes Insurance.
Void.


II seems that considerable danger To
property exists in the practice OF
burning on 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
Il Those of Us who. with trembling
have watched the painters blow a
merry blast from their lamps against
our houses and have looked sadly ut
the size of our painting bill because
or the time wasted on this prelimin-
airy work, are interested Ia the IN
yestigation by the Greenfield MASS.
Gazette and Courier. which gives con-
siderable space TO the reasons for the
practice, questions It's necessity and
suggests ways To prevent the risk OF
burning down ones house In order to
get the old paint on II says:
There is good deal OF discussion
among householders as to the desir-
ability. in painting houses, OF burning
on the old paint, practice that has
grown very common OF late In Green
neld and elsewhere. Insurance men
are strongly opposed to this method
II makes void insurance policies for
nres caused In this manner. Several
houses In Greenfield have gotten afro
a. the result of this method. and in
some places houses have burned as
result
IL IL undoubtedly true that when
house has been painted over and
over again there comes to be an ac-
cuinulation OF paint In lunches. If
new paint Is put on top Of these ac.
foundations II Is almost sure 10 blIs.
Ter To burn II OF is the quickest
and cheapest and perhaps the surest
method OF getting rid of this old
paint"
The Gazette and Courier quotes GER
tain old patrons TO the effect that ac-
foundations OF paint are unnecessary.
THESE old-timers lay the blame partly
on the painter who fails to brush his
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-fashioned \
iinseed oil and pure white lead. Tho
paper says:
Many OF the old householders say |
that II care is taken at all these points
u Is absolutely unnecessary TO have
paint burned on 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 househoiders everywhere
have with paint is pretty well summed
up by our contemporary, and the
causes are about the same eyerywhere
ny far the most frequent cause of the
necessity for the dangerous practice
d burning old paint is the use of poor
The oil should be pure lin,
seed and the white lead should be real
white lead. The latter Is more often
ampered with than the oil. Earthly
aud pulverlzed rock and
luartz, are frequently used as cheap-
'ners. TO the great detriment of the
,aint.
Painters rarely adulterate white
cad themselves and they very seldom
Use ready prepared paints--the most
requent causes of paint trouble. But
hey do often buy adulterated white
Fad because the property owner in
lists on low price and the painter
az TO economize somewhere. The
uegestion is therefore good one
hat the property owner investigate
he subject little, find out the name
Z some reliable brand OF white lead.
nd see that the keg is marked with
hat brand
The linseed oil Is more difficult 10
2 sure OF, as IL is usually sold In
nix when the quantity Is small; but
'liable makers OF linseed oil can be
armed on inquiry, and. il your dealer
reliable, you will get what you want.
Pure white lead and linseed oil are
} necessary to good paint that the {
tile trouble necessary to get them ,
ell repays the house owner In dollars
nd cents saved !