Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-28
a DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Burning on Paint Makes Insurance
Void.

II seems that considerable danger to
property exists In the practice Of
burning off old paint before re.paiit.
Ing. Tho question has long been u
subject OF debate In the technical
Journals. and now househoiders and
the newspapers have begun To discuss
II. Those OF us who. with trembling,
have watched the painters blow a
hery blast from their lamps against
our houses. and have looked sadly ut
the size OF our painting bill because
OF Gestime wasted on this prelimin-
ary work. are Interested In tho in
vcstisation by the Greenfield (MIass.)
Gazette and Courier. which gives con.
siderable space to tho reasons for tho
practice. questions It's necessity and
suggests ways To prevent the risk Of
burning down ones house In order to
get the old paint OF. II says:
There is good deal OF discussion
among householders as TO the dcsir-
ability. In painting houses. of burning
on the old paint. 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 for
hrcs caused In this manner. Several
houses In Greenfield have gotten afro
ns the result of this method. and In
some places houses have burned as q
result.
1t Ia undoubtedly true that whom
n house has been painted over and
over again there comes to bc an nc
cumulation Of paint In lunches. III
new paint IN put on top OF these nc.
cumnintions II Is almost surc 10 bills,
ter. To burn II on In tho quIckcxtj
and cheapest and perhaps the surcst,
method OF getting rid OF this old
paint
The Gazette and Courier quotes corr
tain old patrons to tho effect that ac-
cnmulations OF paint arc unncccasary.i
These oid'timcrs lay the blanc partly,
on tho painter who falls To brush his
paint In well. partly on tho cnniom of,
painting In damp weather or not allow
ins sufficient time for drying between
coats. and partly To tho use Of aduitcr-
atcd paints instead Of old. id.fashioncsi
i!nsccd oil and nurc white lead. Tho
paper says: L,
Many OF the old houacholdcrs aay,
that " care IN taken nt all these points
II In absolutely Unnecessary tn l,vO
paint burned OF. They advise tnat
people who have houses painted should
buy their own materials. and to hnvo
them put on by the day. no AN to DO
nnre To Eci good lead and oil. or
course the burning OF OF paint greatly
Increases tho cost Of the job
The trouble houschoidcrs everywhere
have with pain; is pretty we'll summed
np by our contemporary. and tho
causes are about tho same everywhere.
by far tho most frequent cause OF thu
necessity for tho dangerous practices
OF burning old paint Is tho usc OF poor,
material. The oil should be pure lin,
seed and the white lead should be real
white lead. The latter is moro often
iampcrcd with than the oil. Earthly
substances. and pulvcr!zcd rock and
quartz, are frequently used m cheap
cncrs. TO the great dctrimcnt Of the
paint. 4,
Painters rarely adu!tcratc whito
lead themselves and they very seldom
use ready prepared paints-thc most
frequent causes OF paint trouble. hut
they do often buy ndul,cratcd wbita
lead because the property owner In.
sists on low price and the painter
has to cconomizc somewhere. Tho
suggestion is therefore u good ono
that the property owner investigate
tho subject little. find out tho name
OF some reliable brand OF white lead.
and see that the keg Is marked with
that brand.
The linsccd oil Is more difficult to
be sure OF. ms It is usually sold in
bulk when the quantity In small: but
reliable makers OF linsecd oil can be
learned on inquiry. and. II your dealer
is reliable. you will get what you want
Pure white lead and linsccd oil arc
30 necessary, to good paint that tho
little trouble necessary to get them
well rcpays the house owner In dollars
and cents saved.