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PAINT TECHNOLOGY AND TESTS 



abraded paint coatings. The bad condition of the wood, im- 

 proper method of applying priming coat, combined with the 



Condition of Lumber Affecting Paint, West Side 1906 Fence 



hailstorm effect on the painted surfaces on the west side of the 

 fences, were undoubtedly responsible for the universal failure 

 of the paints thereon, and, for these reasons, the west side was 



