PAINT STAINS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20640, 1 February 1937, Page 10

PAINT STAINS

HOW TO REMOVE THEM When cleaning it is often necessary to deal with paint stains and splashes on windows, tiles, and woodwork -tid also on clothing. Splashes on glass should be dabbed freely with turpentine and left for a while to soften. They may then be wiped off with a cloth. If they do not yield easily to this treatment, a rub with a small pad of steel wool will remove them. Steel wool is also useful for cleaning splashes from stonework, tiles, and cement floors. If an old table top has become badly marked by cans of paint and varnish that have been placed on it, planing is the best treatment. Only a thin shaving of wood need be planed off in order to make the top look almost as good as new. Fresh paint stains on aprons, overalls, or suits should first be wiped with a clean rag uo remove as much paint as possible. They may then be sponged with hot water and soap or with turpentine. If the stains have been made by varnish or quickdrying enamel, methylated spirits should be used. Old stains that have dried in should be well moistened with ammonia and then with turpentine, and left for half an hour or so before they are washed with soap and hot water. If the stains are on coarse aprons or overalls that can be boiled a solution of soda water may be used.