REMOVING HEAT MARKS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20509, 29 August 1936, Page 10

REMOVING HEAT MARKS

Heat marks can be removed from lacquered surfaces if they are rubbed with a piece of cotton wool moistened with a little sweet oil of any kind. Rub in gently, and leave the oil in the marks for a litt~ while. Then wipe it off, and sponge the lacquer with warm vinegar. Allo .7 this to dry, then polish the surface with a soft cloth sprinkled with flour. All traces of the heat mark will be removed, and a brilliant polish will be left on the surface. STEAMLESS DRYING

When washing cannot be dried out of doors it is worth while to try the following method of partial drying indoors (states the “Manchester Guardian”). The linen may be handled conveniently if the wrappers are fastened to the back of the shelves by drawingpins. Each wrapper should be large enough to cover the shelf from back to front, fold back over the pile of linen, and tuck well down behind it. When linen has to be taken out for use or put away after washing its cover is easily unfolded and allowed to hang down while separate articles are removed on replaced. Afterwards it may be slipped back over the pile in a moment. PAINT-BRUSH CARE If you have been doing some good work in the home with a pot of paint and a brush, remember these tips. While paint-brushes are in use from day to day they should be placed in a jar of water each time they are put aside. When they are to be stored away for some time they should first be wiped with a clean rag to remove as much paint as possible and then thoroughly rinsed in paraffin, as this helps to keep the bristles soft. Turpentine is apt to shrink the wood and so loosen the bristles. Before partly-used tins of paint are put away, a little turpentine should be poured gently on to the surface of the paint to prevent a hard skin from forming on it, and when the tin is opened again the turpentine must be stirred in until it is smoothly mixed with the paint.