East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-08
HOW TO PAINT AUTOS
AT HOME is DESCRIBED

The first thing to do IS to take the
paint Off the, ,body with paint remover.
Allow 1t to stand fifteen or twenty
minutes and apply a second coat, per-
hitting that 20 stand another twenty
minutes. The paint is then 50 sgft
that 1t comes Off clean without much
effort with the putty knife
The next step Is 10 80 over the sur
fac ewith rag rOaltcd in turpentine
/ (gasoline would do) TO take off all
traces of the paint remover After
that go over the entire surface Of the
car with No. 90 sandpaper. hood and
tenders Included, getting the surface
as smooth ana clean as possible
After this the car is ready for the
first coat Of paint metal primer This
is laid on evenly and allowed to dry
for twelve hours.
Next apply the surfacer, a pigment
which cores in paste form Put as
much Of the paste in a can ~ you
think you will need and gradually add
turpentine, stirring all the while until
the mixture has the consistency of or
binary paint. A little more care will
be required IN laying this coat as it
must be brushed out We'll and as
smoothly as possible. Let dry six
hours, and when dry rub down with
No. 90 sandpaper and dust off. 1t is
impossible to apply this coat without
leaving brush marks, but by diligent
sandpapering 1t can be made smooth.
The sealer is the next coat applied
lightly and evenly just as it comes
from the can. II permeates and seals
the surface, piNviding perfect foun-
dation which keeps the subsequent
coats from sinking in. Let dry TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Now back your car out Of the ga
rage and make the painting room ab-
soiutely dust and dirt free by sweeping
and then sprinkling with water the
entire Interior Including the ceiling If
il is low enough TO reach with. the
hose. Be careful to wet the overhead
enough to make il drip. Put your car
back in the garage and lay on the
color yarnish just as you would paint,
but little more freely
When. after twenty-four hours, this
varnish Las thoroughly dried, rub
down with flour pumice stone suffi-
ciently to take off the gloss, bearing in
mind that the air must be kept free
of dust. Then put on a second coat Of
color varnish, brushing it in the op-
posite direction to the first and let
that dry twenty-four hours. When
dry rub it down again with flour pun
ice.
Rubbing with pumice should be
done with wet pad of cloth, or piece
OF felt Wet the pad with water. dip
it in the powder and then rub just
enough to take off the high gloss. Dust
the surface and prepare for the finish
ing coat.
First wet down the garage again,
and then collect all the sheets blank
cts, or old carpets you can find soak
them in water, and hang them up all
around your car, allowing a sufficient.
clearance for elbow room. This is one
Of the big secrets of automobile paint
ing. The curtain must be kept damp
until the car is thoroughly dry, for the
moisture which it gives off Prevents
the varnish from drying too fast.
The last coat is g body yarnish,
which, unlike paint, should be flowed
on pretty generously and smoothed
out only enough TO keep it from over
tapping.
| Always try to varnish by panels
starting and ending at door or break
Of some kind. The temperature Of
the room. the varnish. and the car
should be between 20 and 73 degrees
IT. If the varnish is chilled it will
not flow smoothly, while if it is too
warm il win set before smoothing out.
When the last brushful of finishing
varnish has been applied, allow the
car to dry for four days or "a week.
i The estimates ! received for paint
I ing my car ranged from $l30 to siSe,
taking from five weeks to three
/ months. / painted my car in one week
and allowed it one week to dry, and
the cost for material was as follows:
l-2 gallon paint remover .-..,.........$1. .00
at. metal primer ..-.--...-.....-.,--.-- $l.50
1 small can surfacer -.-..-..-.......--..-. SL.5t
1 quart sealer l,5t
quart black color yarnish.. .25
quart body varnish ..........,........-..1.7J 7J
camcls hair brush .-......-...,...-.....1.5 90
! badgers hair brush .....--..,-...-......2, 2, x
quart turpentine ...............-.......... .6t
2 pheats M IA sandnaupr II