The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06
BARNEY SUBMITS
HIS ADVICE ON
PAINTING CARS
Tells Many Ways For.
Painter To Shirk
His Work
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Every paint shop has set Of sample
color-cards which represent the appear.
1nee OF the standard colors as they
will look on the finished body. One
may be disappointed IL these cards are
depended upon to present faithfully the
final result. The wide expanse Of sur
face ON the body itself tends to pro-
duce lighter shade than that Judges
from the inspection of the small color
card. 1t Is safer by far to choose q
color that you have seen on another
car and ask the painter to duplicate
1t. Do not choose colors that are
notorious for their tendency to fade
and weather badly. This Is generally
true of the pale shades Of blue, green
and yellow. 1t ia better to lean toward
the conservative colors, .
There are many ways. In which
painter may shirk his work without the
customer being aware of 1t. He may
use cheap paints and varnishes that
present the same initial luster as the
better materials. but lack good wear
Ing qualities. Tho panels, frame and
wheels may not be cleaned thoroughly
before the first coats are applied. Rub
bling and sanding, which are lahorious
operations, may be neglected or reduced
instrument panels, body hardware, lamp
tenders, can be daubed with q single
coat Of black paint instead Of being
removed and finished properly. 1t Ii an
easy matter to skip one or two coats
Of rubbing or ccler varnish and the
customer win shot know the difference
when the car is delivered. To avoid this
choose q painter whose business has
been established for some time.
The cost of repainting car depends
upon the condition Of the old finish
and the degree Of durability and 1uster
demanded Of the new finish. If the old
paint surface has merely become dull
and faded. refinishing is relatively
simple; good rundown and few
coats Of finish varnish will do. IL the
old surface Is covered with cracks, or
il the paint has bhstered, or peeled it
becomes necessary to remove the old
ceat and repaint from the bare metal.
This type of job Is known as s'burn-
off," The term 10 inaccurate because
the paint is seldom removed nowadays
by the old fashioned method of burn
ing it off with a blow-torch. Modern
chemical varnish removers are more
easily used and just as effective.
If high degree OF durability and
brilliance is desired, 10 or 10 coats will
be required. The simplest possible job
would require not less than five coats.
It will take about 20 days to finish the
more complete job and week to 10
days for the completion of the one with
minimum number of coats. Faster
time Is claimed for several so-called
special process methods of painting
that ere now being widely advertised,
but 1t is not safe to risk these. Every
reduction in the number of coats af-
fects q saving in time and material with
resultant decrease in the cost. Fol-
low. the advice of your painter and
specify a number of coats that viii
insure reasonable durability Of the
lustnous finish.
/ When your car is received in the
paint shop for a burn-Off, it is first
given a very thorough wash. The
chassis parts, wheels, axles. frame and
spring are sometimes cleansed with hot