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Show PLAN TO BLACKEN FITTINGS Wa6h In Solution f Acetate of Lead, Hydro-Sulpha'.e of Soda and Water Then Lacquer. The motor ear owner who takes care of his own vehicle, freqnently has occasion to blacken brass or bronze fittings that nre no longer ornamintal In their original state. Hy washing the part to be operated upon In the following solution the black will "take." Acetate of lead, four ounces; hydro-sulphate of soda, four ounces, nnd water, two quarts. The parts nre placed In this solution, which must be hot, until they have assumed the desired hue, when they dried and given a coat of cold lacquer. |