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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20613, 30 December 1936, Page 10

The desire for freshness and change may be economically satisfied, in part at least, by a fresh coat of paint. Coloured paint on walls, woodwork, and furniture can give an entirely new atmosphere to a room, and can be successfully applied by anyone who follows painting directions. Two coats of paint are usually enough to cover wood which has been painted before . The first or priming coat should be of the same kind of paint as that used for the second coat but should be thinned with one-half as much turpentine as paint. This first coat should be allowed to dry at least twenty-four hours. When dry, the paint should be sanded lightly, with extreme care not to rub the paint off the edges before applying the second, or last, coat. A good paint job can be obtained only by using good tools. It pays to buy a good brush and to keep the brush in good condition. A new brush should have the dust worked out before using it, and should be used first on the priming coat, not on a final coat, so that by the time the final coat is ready to be applied, all dust will be removed from the brush.