The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
= DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Burning on Paint Makes Insur.oe.
Void.


1t seems that considerable danger n
property exists in the practice Of
burning on old paint before re-paiat-
Ing. The question has long been \
subject of debate In the technfcaI
journals, and now householders ana
the newspapers have begun to discuss
Ia Those OF us who, with tremblfug.
nave watched the painters blow 4
merry blast from their lamps against
our houses. and have looked sadly NJ
the size OF our painting bill because
OF the time wasted on this preIfmfp-
ary work, are interested in the In
vestigation by the Greenfield (Mass.)
Gazette and Courier, which gives con-
siderable space to the reasons for tho
practice, questions its necessity and
suggests ways to prevent the risk Of
burning down ones horse In order To
get the old paint on 1t says:
There is a good deal OF discussion
among householders as to the desir-
ability, In painting houses, of burning
on the old paint, practice that ha,
grown very common Of late In Green
neid and elsewhere. Insurance mem
are strongly opposed to this method.
1t makes void insurance policies for
fires caused in this manner Several
houses In Greenfield have gotten afro
as the result of this method, and In
some places houses have burned as a
result
1T is undoubtedly true that when
house has been painted over and
over again there comes to be an ac-
cumulation of paint in lunches. IN,
now paint is put on top of these ac-
cumulations 1t is almost sure to blIs-
ter To burn II off Is the ouickertl
and cheapest and perhaps the surestl
method OF getting rid OF this DIAL
paint"
The Gazette and Courier quotes cer-l
tam old patrons to the effect that ac-l
cumulations of paint are unnecessary
These old-timers lay the blame partly
on the painter who fails to brush his
paint in we'll. partly on the custom of
painting in damp weather or not allow
ing sufficient time for drying betweenl
coats, and partly to the use of adulter-i
ated paints instead OF old-fashionedl
iinseed oil and pure white lead. The|
paper says:
Many of the old househofders savl
that II care is taken at all these points
II Is absolutely unnecessary to have,
paint burned off. They advise that|
people who have houses painted shoulf|
buy their own materials, and to have
them put on by the day, so as to be|
sure to get good lead and oil. on
course the burning OF of paint greatly
Increases the cost of the job"
The trouble householders everywherei
nave with paint is pretty well summed
up by our contemporary, and the,
causes are about the same everywhera
by far the most frequent cause OF ths
necessity for the dangerous practice
OF burning old paint is the use OF poor
material. The oil should be pure Nm
seed and the white lead should be real
white lead. The latter is more often
tampered with than the oil. Earthv
substances. and pulverized rock and
quartz, are frequently used as cheap
eners, to the great detriment OF the
paint.
PAINTERS rarely adulterate Whit,
lead themselves and they very seldom
use ready prepared paints-the most
frequent causes OF paint trouble. Buk
they do often buy adulterated white
lead because the property owner IN
sists on low price and the painter
has to economize somewhere. The
| suggestion is therefore good ON
that the property owner inyestigata
the subject little. find ont the name
OF some reliable brand Of white lead.
and see that the keg is marked with
that brand.
The linseed oil is more dificuit to
be sure OF, as It is usually sold in
bulk when the quantity is small; bot
reliable makers of linseed oil can be
learned on inquiry. and, II your dealer
is reliable, you will get what you want.
Pure white lead and linseed oil arc
SO necessary to good paint that the
| little trouble necessary to get them
well repays the house owner In dollars
| and cents saved.