CHEAP OIL TAINTS, 26l 



Painters' co- 

 fr?i » I /• • . T ,. T . feurs cheaply 



T'le method of preparing and the expence of the varitOus and well pre- 



Impenetrable Paints. pa^ed with fish- 



T'lYst.— Subdued Green, 



Fresh lime-water, 6 gallons •••• 3 



Road dirt finely sifted, ] 12 pounds, 1 



Whiting, 112 ditto, ...»..., , 2' 4 



Blue-black, 30 ditto, 2 6 



Wet blue, 20 ditto, 10 



Residue of the oil, 3 gallons, • ^ '. . . • 6 



Yellow ochre in powder, 24 pounds, ............ 2 



£14 1 



This composition will weigh 3^8 pounds, which is scarce 

 one penny per pound. To render the above paint fit for use, 

 to every eight pounds add one quart of the incorporated oil, 

 and one quart of linseed-oil, and it will be found a paint with, 

 every requisite quality, both of beauty, durability, and cheap- 

 ness, and in this state of preparation does not exceed two- 

 pence-halfpenny per pound ; whereas the coal tar of the same 

 colour is six-pence. 



The method of mixing the ingredients for the Subdued Green, 



First, pour six gallons of lime-water into a large tub, then 

 throw in 112 pounds of whiting; stir it round well with a 

 Stirrer, let it settle for about an hour, and stir it again. Now 

 you may put in the 112 pounds of road dirt, mix it well, then 

 add the blue-black, after which the yellow ochre, and when all 

 is tolerably blended, take it out of the tub and put it on a 

 large board or platform, and with a labourer's shovel mix, and 

 work it about as they do mortar. Now add the wet blue, which 

 must be previously ground in the incorporated oil (as it will 

 not grind or mix with any other oil). When this is added to 

 the mass, you may begin to thin it with the incorporated oil in 

 the proportion of one quart to every eight pounds, and then the 

 linseed-oil in the same proportion, and it is ready to be put 

 into casks for use. 



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