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Show REMOVING PAINT FROM MOTOR GAR Practical Plan Outlined for Cleaning Auto, Tractor or Machinery. To remove the paint from the motor r body, tractor or farm machinery 5r repainting, coat with paste made I ve as follows : Dissolve six heaping tablespoonfuls o( cornstarch In three quarts of water wa-ter In a wooden pail or stone crock d in another container dissolve one can of lye- Pour tlle '-ve solution lnt0 e cornstarch very slowly, being careful care-ful to stir well all the time. This make a thick paste without lumps. Put Paste on Surface. Faint this on the surface from which die paint is to be removed with an old brush or swab, putting it on in an even thick coat. If on the body of an auto, It 13 best to first remove the tenders and running boards or to cover them with a thick coat of grease. A amall section should be covered with the paste at one time and should be left on until it shows signs of drying. It then can be scraped off with a put-tv put-tv knife, wire brush or steel wool. If all the paint does not come off, a second sec-ond or third coat must be given. Fenders or cars with enameled bodies have the enamel baked on and It is not practical to remove this without with-out placing in a tank of strong lye solution which is kept boiling. Wire wheels from which the paint is to be removed are best treated in this manner. man-ner. Clean Small Parts. To remove paint from small parts of the tractor or farm machinery, hang them in a tub of a solution made by dissolving one can of lye in each gallon gal-lon of water. The paint on such parts Is much easier to remove than from the auto body and with very little labor la-bor your tractor or mower can be made to look like new. This will also clean all the grease or oil from the parts and leave a clean surface to paint over. Wash well with plenty of water all parts before repainting. Do not use this remover on alumi-,i, alumi-,i, num parts or on cars with aluminum E.. bodies. All aluminum trimmings as on the running boards must be protected with a thick covering of grease. |