518 CARE OF METAL MOUNTS AND WINDOWS. 



CARE OF METAL MOUNTS. 



The plated metal parts are usually limited to the strip 

 of moulding round the box seat, the door handles and 

 lamps, and for the cleaning of the silver surfaces dry plate 

 powder is all that is required, but for the brass parts a little 

 plate powder moistened with kerosene is advised. The ser- 

 vant should not allow the powder or paste to run over the 

 sides and on to the painted or leather parts. All polishing 

 liquids should be avoided, as the varnished surfaces are ruined 

 by them, and it is impossible to confine the liquid exclusively 

 to the metal parts. After the powder has been removed a 

 black chamois should be used to bring out the full lustre of 

 the metal. The carriage lamps should be removed from 

 their supports, the parts around the oil or candle thor- 

 oughly cleaned, and the lamp part replenished and made 

 ready for immediate use: the candles or lamps may be 

 required at a moment's notice. A thin paste of whiting and 

 alcohol should be applied to the reflectors, and when the 

 whiting has dried the powder should be removed and the 

 reflectors polished with a black chamois or soft brush. 



WINDOWS. 



For cleaning windows a paste made of whiting and water 

 should be made and applied to the glass with a sponge, and 

 when the paste dries the windows should be polished with 

 a chamois. When the glass is dirty or fly-specked warm 

 water and castile soap or alcohol should first be used. 



OILING. 



The axle arms of all carriages with plain axles should be 

 oiled after each time the carriage is used, and if any vehicle 



