MAKING POLISH LAST.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3142, 6 November 1922, Page 7

MAKING POLISH LAST.

Every woman knows it is the brightness and the polish that is the hallmark of a well-kept house. But every woman also knows all the trouble and labor that must go to maintaining that polish and appearance. The ideal to aim at is the maximum of polish with the least possible amount of labor. It sounds impossible, but it isn't if use is made of the polish-preserving qualities of lacquer. Lacquer is a transparent and colorless preparation that can be purchased quite cheaply. All that is needed to apply it is a camel-hair brush and some patience. Only a little of the liquid; should be poured out at a time, and it .should be thinly coated over the previously cleaned and polished metal articles. Clean them with a reliable metal polish, and make a good job of it, for as they look when you have finished, so will the lacquer preserve them for a very long time. After the cleaning, give a final drying polish with some, hue powdered whiting and finish off with a clean soft bit of silk or else a chamois leather. When all powder is removed do not touch the article any more so that you may ensure there are: no finger marks preserved under the lacquer. Touch them only with a clean duster. A dry and dustless room is necessary for the process, and take care not to breathe on the articles as you do them. Go all over the surface systematically. This is not quite so;* easy as it .sounds, because the lacquer is quite transparent and, therefore, not particularly easy to see even when wet. Do the job as quickly as possible and suspend in mid-air to dry. This is a matter of about twelve hours. If you are treating door knockers, or outside fittings of any kind, they must be removed from, their fixtures before the lacquering is attempted. All metal articles can be treated thus, with the exception of anything that . : s used for cooking or table purposes. Alkalis or heat destroy the lacquer coating. The enormous labor-saving of this protective solution is apparent. After the one good clean these articles do not need touching again for a very, very long time. y ' ' '