Evening star., 1939-07-22
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.


The bathroom was walled with
plasterboard. very old and not in
good condition. We wanted smooth
walls. But we wanted to move right
in, without waiting for new plaster
to dry, so we secuted round to find
could be installed in a days time.
That's how We happened on the
fabric wall covering about which We
want to tell you today. We wonder
how many pc ople realize you can
cover old wallboard or cracked plas-
ter with canvas lining cloth, then
paint or paper over it as you please.
OF course, the cracks in either walls
or plaster shou d be properly patched
before the lini lg cloth is applied
Canvas lin ng cloth not only
covers up unsit htly walls, but guards
against furthe unsightliness. Then
a plaster wall ,n which lining cloth
has been hung has added protection.
The tough cot on base of the cloth,
the same that IS used for fabric wall
coverings whic n have color and de-
sign already Imprinted on the sur
face, holds the wall firm and smooth.
If you are thinking of painting,
you might cor slider the condition of
your walls. F,r a beautiful, clean
effect, the sur ace of the wall should
be smooth. Here's an inexpensive,
effective way 10 get them so: Hang
lining cloth o ser your cracked plas-
ter walls and paint over that.
If you want stippled effect, there
is one grade of lining cloth that has
enough tooth" or texture, to pro-
duce that effect with only an
ordinary paint job on top OF it. II
you want a smooth coat OF paint,
another cloth. flat-surfaced as oil
cloth, takes the paint as evenly as
new smooth-troweled plaster.
You can replaster over one OF the
grades of canvas in this line. 1t is
made to be an an excellent base for
rough plaster finishes, so you can re-
plaster your wall without tearing
down the old plaster beneath. This
same cloth is ideal for walls which
are going to be done with murals. 1t
takes the printing coat always used
by mural artists perfectly.
The cloths cost about SIPS for
three-yard rolls. 48 inches wide. Or
YOU can purchase up to 12-yard
units for from S4.80 to $512.
We are confronted these days with
an embarrassment of riches in the
paint field. So many paints for so
many special purposes are on the
market that when we come to par
ticular job we don't know, offhand,
what kind of paint to use for which
purpose. Most of us realize that
there are paints for every kind of
surface, and that we don't do our
paint job justice if we apply the
wrong one But how to be sure we
have bought the right paint for
brick or plaster, wood or metal,
floors or ceilings, woodwork, outside
walls, shingles or furniture?
Because so many of our readers
have written asking us which kind
of paint to use for the refurishing
endeavors they have in mind, we
have prepared a handy guide to
painting which gives the names of
special classifications of paints for
use of different types of surfaces. 1t
is help, we think, in choosing your
paint for any spot inside or outside
the home. A glance at the chart and
you know what kind of paint to ask
your dealer for, when you want to
put colorless coating on exterior
masonry or sealer over new wood
floors.
There are so many manufacturers
of good paints that the type of paint
should be the guiding factor, with
choice of any number of makes. Our
guide to paints for every purpose
should be tucked away in the house.
hold-hints drawer of your desk or
tackled ON the wall of your paint,
wax and cleaning equipment cabinet.
Get one and you'll be 'tin the know
about what kind of paint goes where.
School days, those dear old golden
rule days, as the song has it, are over
for few months-but they will be
back before the children know it.
It's not too soon to think of fixing
up their rooms for studying.
Have you ever thought of decorat-
ing wall in a child's room with
square or rectangle Of glass black