Show I r FARM Topics FARM STRUCTURES NEED GOOD PAINT PAINI Late Summer and Fall Best Time to Do Work Wark Dy By v E n Gross OroM profesSOr of o Agricultural Engineering Rutgers University Service Painting farm arm buildings ever every tour four or five years not only makes for tor an attractive farm B scene ne but also preserves the materials and In creaSes the life Ufe of tho the structures Late summer and fall usually ot of ofer ter fer the best time for painting be- be because because because cause it is at this time that weather and drying conditions are best and the average farmer has more time timeto timeto to give attention to t td 1 the job Good outside paints penetrate the wood enough to havo have a preservative tive as ax well a as to provide protection by covering the surface The Tha life lite of paint is la Influenced by bythe bythe b the conditions condition under which it Is ap- ap ap piled The surface must be clean and dry and the wood beneath must also be dry otherwise the paint is 1 likely to i peel eci Paint flows best and spreads on smoothest when the th weather Is warm but extreme heat of summer is ia not beneficial Idries It dries too quickly lY bares bakes the paint and may result in excessive chalk chalk- chalking chalkIng ing or checking Temperatures be be- be between between tween GO CO and 75 73 degrees Fahrenheit are Ideal Paint should not be op ap- ap applied applied plied at temperatures temperature below 55 de degrees degrees deCrees grees It pays to use good paint Choose ready mixed paint of a known brand or mix it at ot home In the latter case be sure of the formula use the th best of ma materials and stir to uniform consistency Before painting do necessary repairing putty 1111 cracks and nail holes serape scrape all loose paint and brush the surface clean cleanA A good building kept well painted and repaired should last years yea Dr ar more During this time a n build build- buildIng tag Ing may be remodeled for or three or tour our different uses so o it pays to preserve buildings building by keeping them repaired and painted |