WHAT ABOUT A SPOT OF PAINT’

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 11

WHAT ABOUT A SPOT OF PAINT’

Nowadays it is quite a simple matter for any woman to be her own home decorator and freshen up the house with paint and brush in a professional style. Suppose you are planning to cheer up the kitchen by painting over the dark stained chairs with a coat of

bright enamel. Painted furniture is I very smart now and practical, because • it’s easy to keep clean, and yoi can change it as often as you like. Since most furniture has been given a rub with furniture polish at one time or another, the wax will have to be removed first. Benzine can i.e used for this, or soap powder in warm water. Then remove all hinges and handles, sandpaper the whole surface ly and brush it over. Now you are ready to start. If you are painting any piece of furniture like a chair or a stool, set it up on a table so that it is more convenient for working. Do the legs first, then the back, finally the arms and seat. Do inside of I the legs of tables first, then outside, next all the framework, and lastly the I top. | When painting wardrobes or cupI boards, remove all slides and drawers, and paint these separately. Do the panels first, the horizontal pieces next. I and lastly the side pieces. Canisters, stoves, pipes, or any metal surfaces are easy to prepare for painting. Remove all loose particles of rust with emery cloth or steel wool. If previously painted, smooth all chipped spots with sandpaper, and make sure the surface is clean and free from grease by washing down with benzine. Paint the walls and woodwork in a room and you completely rejuvenate it. To do walls, you should start painting at the right hand top corner and work | in strips from top to bottom. This wa 7 1 you keep your left hand away from the finished work, not to mention yourself. Before doing the woodwork, make sure if you are using a different co’our that the walls are perfectly dry first. Screw a cotton-reel on the end of your wooden jam spoon, then it will ' rest on the side of your jam pan.