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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19212, 19 January 1928, Page 12

While lead is the base of the best paint. T]ie "vehicle," as it is called, is linseed oil. This acts as a preservative and forms a protective surface. The usual solvent is turps. Its part is to cause the paint to work freer and thinner, and to cover more surface. "Driers" are also used to cause tlie skill to solidify by absorbing the oxygen. 'Boiled-linseed oil is used in external work, and prevents the skin from blistering. It gives'a glossy surface, while '.'flatting" coats are those mixed with turpentine only-. A singlefronted weatherboard cottage of, say, four rooms and a lean-to will take about 150 hoi rs to paint thoroughly. The materials required will btr about 81 lb of white lead, five gallons of oil, 31b burnt sienna, 31b burnt umber', lib carriage varnish, 1 pint terebone, and \ pint turps (for cleaning brushes). This will cost about £7. These quantities and figures will, of course, vary according to the size and shape of your house. They were actual costs for a. small cottage.—"Australian Home Beautiful."