Show TO REMOVE PAINT to remove paint from iron and steel surfaces the following formula is prescribed by the united states coast artillery corps the method being used in cleaning the exterior surfaces of the big guns and carriages in our coast defenses one po pound und of concentrated powdered lye is dissolved in six pints of hot water and enough lime is added to make the solution thick enough to spread it is then applied freshly mixed with a brush and allowed to remain until it is almost dry when it is then removed it will take the paint with it in case the paint is very thick and very old it may be necessary to wash off the surface and apply a second coat of this emulsion after the old paint has been entirely removed and before a new coat of paint is put on the metal should be washed with a solution made of one halt half pound of washing soda or sal soda dissolved in eight quarts of water after which of course the parts shoud be thoroughly dried I 1 I 1 |