Show Hints Help S Paint Job At Home Amateur Decorators Arc Ar Advised on on V Various rious t Methods Method Many of us enjoy trying our hanat hand land han landat at a little home decoration such as painting and papering One who is a veteran at these tasks offers otters some som clever hints which should help to facilitate facilitate facilitate fa fa- fa- fa matters for for forthe the novice First Firs of all before using a new Raint brush clean it thoroughly It is rem remarkable how much dust even a new paIntbrush paInt pain paintbrush brush will hold and this will vill ge get Into the paint and mar mar the smooth smoot surface When painting woodwork always alway have a thin piece of cardboard cardboard- about abou a foot long Put this on the floor flush with the woodwork moving i it along as wanted This will minimize any ny danger of smearing paint fr from m the brush onto the floor You wi will find tind that you can hasten with this thi method Also use the same method metho for door frames where they join th the wall holding the cardboard on th the wall Many amateur decorators rs advise leaving the paint brushes in turpentine turpentine turpen turpen- tine after use But really this Is ba bad for forthe the brushes Instead they should be cleaned by immersing the hairs hair in linseed oil oil afterward washing them well in warm water and soa soap and finally rinsing in cold water Press Pres the thc moisture out with a clean cloth clot and pull the hairs straight between fingers and thumb Vinegar is a als also o excellent If worked well into the hair of the brushes and then washing them well out with clean water With this thi care your your paint brushes will give long and excellent service When purchasing wallpaper always alway get at least one piece more than 1 is actually required especially if It th the pattern be a n large one This will p prevent pre e- e vent a alot lot of waste in the mat matching if the complete wall wallIs Is to be covered Any paper left over will come in handy for r repairs later on On Papering N Never ever start star t to paper from the corner corne of ot the ro room m. m Instead drop a j plumb lum line from th the middle of f the room room an and start from there If necessary sary ary to to put a a. a patch on wallpaper never never never nev nev- er cut it Always tear ter the edges Irre for fo- then it will be easier 1 to blend in with the pattern Fill an any holes holes' there ther may be in thc the walls walts wil with plaster of ot paris before starting to the room roomS If the walls walls' are arc to be distempered dis tempered have the ol old distemper well washed of off oU first and arid allow th the walls to dry first before tho new coa coating coating coat coat- ing is applied If this is not done th the new new distemper will flake in a short shor time and the only cure will be to d do dothe dothe the complete surface over again Th The same goes for ordinary water paint pain Wash down the walls walts with clean water wate and a sp sponge |