xii AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS November, 1911 
HINTS ON PAINTING 
Some Suggestions and Recipes of Value to the Homemaker 
aaa a amoral SEES H ul OT ae | 
Pept Uc lalich ck emnaeue «| | FEW hints regarding the use of paints 
na may prove of interest to the readers 
Se of AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS, inas- 
acai ath. ais vs 8 oeeeney | much ae the Editor continually receives re- 
1} | quests from readers for paint recipes and 
TCoINTONG iti cuececuee regarding rhe pate ee ma- 
f \} Py | terials. 
mM ‘OI Pic. ae ey | h wae! PAINTING METALS 
Cet Lt | Very frequently, when metal is exposed 
emmy Py "MMR | to the weather it will be found that the paint 
|| peels off. If the metal is slightly corroded 
by a solution of copper sulphate slightly 
acidulated with nitric acid, the paint will 
a ak rT Tal j_| better adhere to the metal surface. After 
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a re | | be washed, dried, an en painted. To 
Cnn ne en ee aa MBA | make it proof against hot water, clean the 
metal with turpentine or benzine; then ap- 
ply two coats, consisting of a mixture of 
white lead, spirits of turpentine and car- 
riage varnish, which should be followed im- 
mediately with a coating of carriage var- 
nish and white lead. 
An excellent white paint for metallic sur- 
faces which are exposed to heat that fre- 
quently turns them yellow, consists in the 
introduction of oil sodium silicate, when no 
change of color will result. Zinc white 
mixed with soluble glass of from 40 to 50 
ae ia degrees B., to the consistency of ordinary 
re Write for descriptive matter ry \A.| paint, makes another excellent coating for 
| metal surfaces. 
z= i MIXING PAINTS 
(Pepreteereneequggranenanenmnensssa f) In mixing paints one should observe that 
\ « ~ ae for outdoor work the oils should be prin- 
‘aw || ee ‘a : cipally boiled oils. For the decorative parts 
Bg 2 ees BS i) | of the house—interiors, furniture, etc— 
Clinton Wire Lath is Unsurpassed 
for use in exterior as well as interior plaster work. A wire mesh made up of 
drawn steel wire of high quality, galvanized after weaving, and provided with 
our famous V-stiffeners affords the ideal material for supporting stucco. 
Its unusual strength and rigidity prevents buldging or sagging. Smooth 
even surfaces are readily obtained while its stiffness and perfect key for the 
plaster eliminates all danger of cracking. 
In use for more than fifty years Clinton Wire Lath has proved its 
durability. It is everlasting and absolutely will not rust away. 
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ag°2 750808 Ss a X +6 {| door work linseed oil, turpentine, and a 
ae eae 0 MS) 4 | little drier should be employed, bearing in 
ea eS 5 ee fi} | | mind that the less oil used the less will be 
= = 2G eee | | the gloss, and that for flatted white effects 
Vue: 7 . —< (inasmuch as the color is ground in oil) 
sae t  oaaliaall 5. 4 the paint will scarcely require any further 
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‘ad ee. ences r a. -— OBTAINING DESIRED COLORS 
+1 ch a _ecsaaeage ae ee ‘ [ The amateur painter often finds himself 
| ICTUTINTIOIN, IMLA SIGS 1 —— ; ‘ at a loss to know just how to mix two col- 
Ole a i ek | a Od 0 = M4 | ors to produce the third one desired. The 
jae eh PR ND A ae a A AOSD | | following list, therefore, will serve as a 
me a. = a eS first step in the subject: Buff may be ob- 
tained by mixing white, yellow ocher, red; 
chestnut, from red, black and yellow ; choco- 
Just Published 
late, from raw umber, red and _ black; 
TSH claret, from red, umber and black; copper, 
SHADE from red, yellow and black; dove, from 
ROLLERS white, vermilion, blue and yellow; drab, 
Spenser aiorsad nese from white, yellow ocher, red and black; 
Gone eS fawn, from white, yellow and red; flesh 
tint, from white, yellow ocher and ver- 
Garages and Motor 
milion; freestone, from red, black, yellow 
Boat Houses 
Compiled b : 5 
WM. sens BEN EROAE ocher and white; French gray, from white, 
a Tiaeoet : aes _ Sa Prussian blue and lake; gray, from white 
is work contains a collection of selecte esigns or { : i 
both private and commercial buildings, showing the very C it R i ST ia AS DI N NE RS fae! ane OHNO : eee ESN ns) SNe 
f latest ideas in their planning and construction. ocher and red eee bronze, from chrome 
@ There are 136 illustrations of garages and motor boat FOR Ss ee | Sicely black and yellow ; cag eS) from 
| oe aaa of plans and exterior views reproduced 300 000 i white, chrome green; lemon, from white 
rom photographs. and chrome yellow; limestone, from white, 
a es cen pees collin’ by twenty-four POOR yellow ocher, black and red; olive, from 
wells nown architects from different sections of the United PEOPLE yellow, blue, black and white; orange, from 
@ The book is divided into f , yellow and red; peach, from white and ver- 
asic aca ne ake cnn as tollows: pit aC milion; pearl color, from white, black and 
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blue; pink, from white, vermilion and lake; 
| purple, from violet, deepened by more red 
and white; rose, from white and madder 
lake; sandstone color, from white, yellow 
ocher, black and red; snuff, from yellow 
and Vandyke brown; violet, from red, blue 
and white. 
Private Country and Suburban Garages. supplied by 
Private City Garages. The 
Suburban and City Public Garages. : 
Motor Boat Garages. Salvation Army 
Garage Equipment and Accessories. Throughout the 
; Jnited States 
@ Neatly bound in board and cloth. Size 7% x 10% ae 
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MUNN & CO., Inc. ; | MISS BOOTH In these days of the practice of so many 
361 Broadway, New York 118 W. 14th Street, New York City home arts and crafts, the following recipe 
Western States, Commissioner Estill, 669 S. State St., Chicago for an innoxious color for painting objects 
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