The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
E. H. HoLLUMs

tween each coat rub the surface care fully with what are known as rough stuff rubbing stones. Any paint supiy store knows what they are. To do this rubbing properly you ned pail of water and sponge besides the rubbing stone. First a section of the surface is damp ened with the sponge, and then it IS carefully rubbed with the stone. Don't wet more than you will be able to rub over before the water dries
 SAND THE SURFACE
 After the rough stuff treatment, sand the surface very lightly, and then apply the color varnsh. Of sourse. you under stand, the preliminary coats of primer and rough stuff must be of a color to work all right with the final color the body is to be- For any dark color you use gray first coats, but this is merely a matter of getting the right color of ground work to go with the desired finish. Put on the color varnish with a special brush and with even strokes so that there will not be an excess of the paint at some places and not enough at others.
 Let this dry thoroughly for twenty-four to forty-eght hours. Then comes some more rubbing. The degree of gloss and smoothness depends quite largely on ,ne rubbing
 This rubbing is done with a heavy cloth with powdered pumice on it. First a sec- tion of the surface is dampened with a sponge. Then you take the piece of cloth--folded into a four-inch squn~-- about four folds; put some of the INV dered pumice on it and rub the wetted surface, exerting as much pressure as you can. This takes the shine off the color varnsh and gives the surface a dull appearance, btu very smooth. The luster comes back, though, when ( 1. 4l.. tf.1.f r,, .tr.I. se put on. This is clear varnish-no color to it. Great care should be taken to keep dust from getting on the surface after this coat is put on. It would be best to sprinkle the floor so as to lay the dust before starting this final coat, because for good looking job dust articles must be kept away.
 Before applying the finish to the main part of the body, take a small brush
 about one-half to three-quarter inch wide-and touch up all the hard places to get at and the top edges. It would be troublesome to get into the corners and to follow the top edge with a tts brush, so the small one works best for this preliminary finishing. And don't try to use the same brush for his final coat that was used for the color varnish. Must be one that is clean and free from color, so that it won't streak.
 GET SAME TREATMENT Tenders and hood get the same treat ment as the body proper, but usually the running gear and axles are cleaned and sandpapered and then given a coat or two of color varnsh, depending on what con ditii nthey are in. If they need it. add coat of finishing varnish too. The wheels get pretty much the same process as the body, only wood primer is used instead of metal primer, and don't take the old paint off first-just rub it down as well as you can with
 sandpaper before putting on the filled and rough stuff. It's all a matter of common sense how far you carry the work In lots of cases it might not be neces- sary to go down to the metal and bund up the paint from the beginning. If the paint is merely dull. but is otherwise in
 good shape, without cracks and ridges, it might only be necessary to rub 1t down with rubbing stone, apply the color varnish and finishing yarnIsh.
 And now a word or two about color combinations and the choosing of those which will not clash c. Coles Phillips, one of our foremost artists, says that a simple and sure color harmony Is accom- plished by mixing and two colors which react pleasihgly upon one another, and
 then using these same colors as accents against the mixture as a ground. By Tar the best results may be obta med by us- ing half tones instead of the raw colors~ For instance, limousine might be paint