NEW FOR OLD

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 14

NEW FOR OLD

: Worn and battered-looking furniture need not always be relegated to the lum-ber-room nowadays, for a couple of pots Of paint and a little labour., will work a pleasing transformation in them, and painted furniture- is much used at tlio moment (says au English writer). Tlio articles to be painted should be washed and" thoroughly cleaned, for paint jvill not adhere to any grease spots. Use warm soapy water, with a little soda, and allow the articles to become.quite dry. The paint used for• "painting furniture is of.a special.kind, thicker, and inclined to' be . more- sticky' thaii that used in the ordinary way. It is somewhat similar to enamel, and should bo stirred with a clean stick before using. : When the furniture is dry, rub it well over with sandpaper, to remove any roughness, and fill any holes there may be with putty. It. is essential that the surface of tlio article* should be perfectly smooth in order to get good results" Dip the extreme end of the brush only into the paint—never put it right in, as this only.makes the work look a daub, besides wasting the paint. Amateurs are always prouo to do this. A little paint goes a long, way, the less put on the more satisfactory the re. suit and the article dries sooner. Work tlio paint well into tlio wood, using the brush backwards and forwards. When completely covered with pauit, the whole surface should, bo gone over fiffuin against the grain of the wood .uithout redipping the brush . m ..the paint. Last of all, brush m straight Strokes with the grniu of.the wood. Hie brush should bo handled very lightly, in. order not to leave marks on the_ sur-f-iec Allow the article to stand for a couple of hours, .and then with a. clean, brush remove any streaks of paint that nnv have run into corners or ledges,. A second epat may be applied in three days using as little paint as possible. Tho articles will bo ready for use when the second coat is dry and firm. Bright colours can bo used, especially for. iiedrooin furniture, with a pleasing eftect