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SELLING LUMBER 



Use of 

 Turpentine 

 and Benzol 



Tinted Paints 

 Last Longest 



Painting Yel- 

 low Pine 

 Interiors 



by a reputable manufacturer should be selected. Such paints should 

 be prepared upon a lead and zinc base. To one gallon of paint 

 there should be added three pints of turpentine or benzol.J The 

 thoroughly stirred mixture should then be applied, brushing it out 

 into a thin coat. This will rapidly dry to a hard undercoating 

 which is the secret of painting success. The paint will penetrate 

 deeply into the wood and. provide a substantial and permanent foun- j 

 dation for the subsequent coats. 



Second and Third Coats. When the priming coat is thoroughly 

 dry, close all nail holes and other imperfections in the wood with 

 a good grade of putty. This should be followed by the applica- 

 tion of the second coat of paint, which may be used; as it comes 

 from the can in prepared form. If the paint is thought to be too 

 heavy, a pint of turpentine to the gallon of paint may be used for 

 thinning. After a suitable drying period, the third coat may be 

 applied, as it comes from the can, without reduction. Better re- 

 sults will be obtained, however, if the two-coated job is allowed to 

 weather over the summer months. The finishing coats may then 

 be applied to the well-seasoned structure. 



It should be remembered that the most durable results are 

 obtained from tinted paints. Permanent colors which have been 

 ground by machine into the lead and zinc paints have the effect 

 of preventing painting defects and increasing the durability of the 

 paint by 30 per cent. 



If the property owner should desire to mix his paint by hand, 

 which is not an economical procedure, he may obtain packages of 

 white lead ground in oil and pure zinc oxide ground in oil. Mix- 

 tures of lead containing from 25 to 50 per cent of zinc are gen- 

 erally used. 



INTERIOR PAINTING. 

 Yellow Pine. 



Clean and sand-paper. Brush-coat knots and sappy spots with 

 turpentine not more than' one hour previous to the application of 

 the first coat of paint. Select a high-grade prepared paint made by 

 a reputable manufacturer upon a lead and zinc base. To one gallon 

 of paint there should be added three pints of turpentine. The 



$ Benzol 90 degrees or Benzol 160 degrees (Solvent Naphtha) may 

 be used with even better results than turpentine for thinning the priming 

 coat of paint. Benzol is the water-white distillate from coal tar. It 

 must not be confounded with benzine. When benzol is not obtainable 

 use turpentine. 



