Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17

treated for an oil finish, and Tor a
glossy finish? What should be done
to get a mahogany finish on table
tops that are not mahogany? Legs
and other parts Of the table are
dark red, and the tops should match.
Answer: In any case, the finish
should be removed to the bare wood,
which can be done with liquid var
nish remover. Do not allow the re-
mover to drip on the legs and other
parts. The remover is applied lib
orally, and allowed to stand for 20
minutes or so; the finish can then be
taken off with a rough cloth and a
scraper. The remover is infamma-
BILE, so take precautions against fire.
This will take off the stain as well
as the finish. Follow by washing
with turpentine, and then, after dry
ing, apply mahogany oil stain. Al
low to soak in for a minute or two
and hen wipe off, Continue to ap-
ply stain in this way until you have
reached the shade that you want. Al
low to dry thoroughly.
For an oil finish apply mixture
of three parts inseed oil and one
part turpentine. After an hour for
soaking in, wipe dry. Repeat in "a
hours and then, after two or three
days for drying, begin to polish with
piece of carpeting or other rough
cloth.
For a glossy finish, apply one coat
Of quick-drying varnish to the bare
wood When dry, rub smooth with
very fine sandpaper. Then put on a
second coat and polish by light rub
bling with finely powdered rotten
stone and sewing machine oil, or
other light oil-not linseed oil.
Outdoor Ping-Pong Table.
Question: What is the best way to
construct an outdoor ping-pong ia
BILE? In the past, the wooden tables
have warped despite the fact that
they were apparently well painted.
Can you suggest different materi-
al instead of wood, or a method Of
painting that will eliminate warp
ing?
Answer: Some of the well-known
manufacturers of plywood now
make a plywood suitable for outside
use. The Nominations Of wood are
cemented together with synthetic
resin glue, which is not affected by
the weather. The entire plywood top
is then given a prime coat of alumni
mum paint, followed by two coats of
good quality deck or outside house
paint. Some public Fairgrounds now
have ping-pong tables of concrete.
Blistered Paint.
Question: I built an extension on
my house last summer, and finished
it with a high quality paint. In
several places bubbles appeared;
when touched, a red deposit like
rust comes out. I am told that this
is caused by the paint. What do you
advise?
Answer: That effect cannot be
blamed on the paint; it is from
moisture in the wood. Somewhere
there is leak that permits water
to run down inside the clapboards;
collecting on cross-pieces, it soaks
into the clapboards from the back.
On being drawn out to the front by
warm air, it takes the paint with it.
Look for leaks in the joint between
walls and window frames. Have a
carpenter close them with caulking
compound, forced in with a caulk-
ing-gun.
Dog Scratches on Doors.
A correspondent sends the follow
ing for filing deep scratchings by
dogs in grain finished doors: Make
a putty out of fine sawdust, a little
plaster of paris and spar varnish.
Apply with a putty knife. When
dry, sandpaper down, with the pa
per wrapped around block Of
wood. Apply stain, and grain to