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Show HOW TO REMOVE PAINT Paint on tho exterior or Interior of housos that Is not too old and hard may bo removed by socalled paint removers that can bo purchasod ut any paint store. When it comes to varnished vehicles, howovor, ono enn not do a good Job with tho ordinary paint removers, tho varnish being too hard for theso preparations to exert any solvent action thereon. In ouch cases a gasollno torch Is usodj n fact a torch is tho best nppllanco to use In all cases, whero a first claBs Job Is desired. Torches that aro es-poclally es-poclally mado for this purposo can bo purchased at wholesalo point utores. In other words, any retail nalnt storo can sccuro ono for you. Tho torch Is merely a can capablo of holding from one to two quarts of gasollno to which a burner und air pump aro attached. A flamo Is generated gen-erated and played In the painted sur-faco sur-faco Just enough to blister tho paint j or varnish, which Is then scraped off This Is also the itBiial mothod employed em-ployed for removing old paint from houses whero a first clnsa Job Is desired, it is nlso employed for bug-ey bug-ey bodies, but ordlnarll Is not used for tho wheels, although it is tho most effective. Somo cnrrlago painters paint-ers removo tho paint from wlieols of buggies with gasollno or other preparation nml sandpaper. This answers tho purpose fairly well nnd suves tlmo. After tho paint has Lecn removed tho usual priming coat t-hould he applied before painting and nrnlshlng. |