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Show Paint Scarcity Looms, ' Home Economist Gives Hints on Its Best Use College Station, Texas. Before long, paints of many types are going go-ing to become scarce. Mrs. Bernice Claytor, specialist in home improvement for the A. and M. college extension service, says shortages will be felt especially especial-ly in paints, varnishes, and enamels enam-els for interiors. "The reason is, these require natural or synthetic resins. For some time synthetic resins have been ear-marked for exclusive war use. and lately the War Production Produc-tion board has ordered a 50 per cent cut in the amount of natural resins manufactured for civilian purposes. Here are some of the specialist's suggestions for choosing and using interior paints to the best advantage. Semi-gloss paint, which washes well and is not too harsh in appearance, ap-pearance, is suitable for kitchens and bathrooms. Flat paint gives a "soft" appearance appear-ance and is best for large areas such as walls and ceilings. It soils less quickly than gloss paint, but it will not stand up as well under washing. Calcimine is the cheapest wall paint available. Though it cannot be cleaned, it can be washed off entirely and a new coat applied. The specialist cautions: "Don't use calcimine on smooth woodwork or on walls which have been covered with oil paint." The coating eventually eventu-ally will chip off and make later re-painting far harder. Enamel should be used only on very smooth surfaces, for it makes holes, chips, and scars more noticeable. no-ticeable. Homemakers who want to avoid the trouble of sandpapering and planing uneven surfaces, should use a gloss or semi-gloss paint instead of enamel. With other scarcities looming, homemakers. have been requested by many universities' extension specialists spe-cialists and government officials to file clippings which describe how such material can be efficiently used. |
