Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
PAINT.

time. There is no dust flying, no in
sects are in the air at that time ready
to commit suicide by suffocation in
the coat Of fresh paint. The atmos-
pheric conditions are also favorable
at that a for proper drying and
increased life of the paint.
1t should be a habit with every
property ewner every spring to look
over his buildings, ETC., and see ii
they need repainting; not merely to
see if they will go another year"
but whether the time has not come
for putting in the proverbial stitch
In time" which shall eventually save
nine." For one coat of paint applied
Just a little before it is actually need
ed will often save most of the paint
on the building by preventing it from
letting go and causing endless trou.
BILE and expense.
Paint let's go because linseed oil,
which is the cement" that holds all
good paint together, gradually decays
Oh oxidizes, just as iron exposed to
air and dampness will slowly decay
or oxidize. The water and oxygen in
the air are the cause Of the trouble
In both cases, and the only reason,
outside of its identifying effect, that
we apply paint to wood or iron is be-
cause we want to keep water and
air away from them. Live paint,
that is paint in which the linseed oil
is still oily, does this very effectual.
ly; but dead paint, that is paint in
which the oil is no longer oily, is no
more impervious to air and water
than a single thickness of cheese
cloth would be. If then we apply 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; and this method of rem.
ovation may go on indefinitely.
This explains why it is better econ.
omy to repaint a little before it be-
comes absolutely necessary than a
little after. When the paint is once
dead the fresh coat will pull the
whole coating off.
In the days when repainting meant
a general turning of things upside
down, a two-weeks' "cluttering up
of the place with kegs, cans and
pals, a lot of indammable and ill
smelling materials standing around
etc., the dread Of painting time was
natural. So was the dread Of soap
making time, of shirt-making time, o.
candle-moulding time and the like
But we live in an age when soaI
comes from the store better ant
cheaper than we can make it, wner
shirts are sold ready made for less
than we can buy the materials, wher
: we can burn coal oil or gas cheaper
: than we al make tallow candles
and when all we have to do when WI
! want to repaint is to pick out ouI
colors from the card at the store ant
pay the painter for putting on thu
paint. .
When it comes to picking out thu
v paint it is not necessary that on
should be a paint chemist, any NOR
than n should be an oil chemis
when buying kerosene, or a depart
ment store buyer when selecting
/ shirts, or a soap chemist when buy
ing soap. All that is necessary t
insure a fair show is some know
edge Of the character of our pain
dealer and the reputation and stant
ing of the maker of the paint Offered
Nor must one expect to buy a pur
linseed oil paint for the price of liz
seed oil alone. 1t can be taken TO
granted when anyone offers to Sc
dollar bills at a discount, he Is bal
u ing a hook for suckers" So it ca.
s. be taken for granted when anyone
Q whether mail order house, pain
Il manufacturer or dealer-offers pain
too cheap, he is bidding for the trad
q OF suckers" no matter what hi
promises.
o But paints sold in responsible
y stores under the brands of reputabl
e manufacturers are all good product
~ ullCl Ills lIOLl OlS uiOllICl III luC lCe
. important matter of the solid pi;
Is ments contained, but practically alik
n in having their liquid portions con
posed essentially Of pure linseed OF
y. The competition of the better elias
o of paints has driven inferior good
g practically out Of the market, an
3. no manufacturer of standing no
II puts out a poor paint, under his ow
8 name at least.
AS to guarantees on paint, the
y can be taken for what they r wort
Z Any reputable manufacturer wi
a. make good any defect actually trac
70 able to the paint itself and not to il
% proper use or treatment of it. tt
~ really important guarantee which tt
u paint buyer should exact from h
IN dealer is that the paint is made by
manufacturer that knows his bus
= ness and that the paint itself has
record. II he secures this guarantt
he can afford to chance the rest
y it-the paint will undoubtedly gi'
good service If properly applied a
cording to directions.