Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-30
by Roger B. Whitmon
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
FADED FABRICS CAN BE
FRIGHTENED WITH OIL
COLORS

FADED FABRICS CAN BE
FRIGHTENED WITH OIL
COLORS
7 UPHOLSTERY fabric or rug
~ that has been exposed to too
much sun or bright light may lose
its good looks because of the fad
ing Of the colors. The best and
most complete way to repair the
damage is by replacement. But be-
fore this expense is incurred, it
might be worth while to experiment
with a process described by one of
my correspondents, who is enthusi.
astic about the results. At paint
store she bought tubes of oil colors
corresponding as closely as possible
to those in her fabrics that had
faded. She squeezed a little of each
into butter dishes or other small
plates, and to each she added enough
benzine to bring the color to the
consistency Of paint. With small
brushes, of the kind used by artists,
she painted the fabrics to give
brightness to those parts of the pat
tern that had faded. Skill in paint
ing was not needed. Using benzine
in this way the colors did not spread,
and she could get more accurate
lines and edges than would have
been possible with water dyes. The
idea is well worth trying out. But as
precaution, experiments should be
tried on some unimportant piece.
Needless to say, there is fire risk
in working with benzine indoors, but
in this case the quantities used
are so small that there should be
little danger
Wallboard Finish
Question: Calcimine has been used
on a wall made Of Wallboard, but
anything we use seems to peel. We
would like to paper the wall. What
should we dc to prepare it?
Answer: There are many different
kinds of Wallboard for which diff
ferent treatments are necessary.
Your best move will be to consult
the manufacturer of the wallboard,
who can give you definite instruc-
tons for applications to his product.
Ceiling Finish
Question: Would it be possible
% whiteWash a hard-finished ceiling,
and one that has been calcimined?
Answer: Whitewash can go on
bare plaster, but calcimined finish
should first be removed. Ordinary
whitewash is not satisfactory for an
interior finish. You will do much
better to use calcimine made with
glue or other binder, or a casein
paint that comes as a paste to be
thinned with water
Cracks in Siding
Question: In my new home cracks
are in the white pine, beveled sid.
ing, and openings due to nails not
being set. Would it be advisable to
set the nails so as to draw the
boards closer together?
Answer: Yes. You should also
close cracks With putty or white
lead before repainting, to prevent
trouble from the soaking in of mois-
ture.
Resin in Wood
Question: Posts on our porch are
oozing resin. How should this be
removed, and how could the posts
be finished?
Answer: Liberal washing with tur.
pentine should take out the resin on
and near the surface. A printing
coat of aluminium paint should pre-
vent further trouble
Painting With Enamel
Question: | should like to paint
the outside Of our house with white
enamel. Is this as good or better
than the best outside paint? Will it
stay white longer?
Answer: Enamel would not be as
satisfa Glory for that job as top-qual-
ity white paint, and the cost would
be much higher.
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