Show K AID TO AILING 1111 OUSE by ROGER 0 WHITMAN DOING OVER A WORN VARNISHED FLOOR W 7 EAR on a floor first shows at doorways that is where a varnish finish first gives out with the varnish on the rest of the floor in good condition the worn place can be patched the first move is to go over it with sandpaper and then to wipe with a cloth damp dam P with turpentine to take up all t traces rac es of dust varnishing of the worn spot s should h d begin in the middle with the varnish brushed toward the edges in this way the edge of the patch should not show it if it does the joint can be lightly rubbed with fine sandpaper when this coat is hard a second coat should be put on in the same way should the varnish on a floor appear dingy although not worn through a single thin coat of varnish all over will restore its freshness before varnishing the floor should be washed A floor should be washed in sections section s not all over at one time thick suds of a pure soap should first be used followed by clean cloths claths damp with clear water to remove all traces of the soap A washed section should then be wiped dry and washing continued on an adjei adjoining n ing section A wood flo floor 0 r should not be flooded with water in washing no more water should be used than necessary 0 even so some water will soak in and a washed floor should have at least twenty four hours drying before eb being varnished good quality floor varnish should be used inexpensive varnishes will quickly scratch and wear A can of I 1 I 1 varnish should not be shaken sh aken or violently stirred for either of these will produce air bubbles in the varnish that will mar the f finished job beginning at one wall the section should be varnished to the other wall and then returning to the start the next width of strips should be varnished in the same way varnish should be applied with a fairly full brush and should always be brushed in straight strokes varnish is spread forward by carrying the brush in straight strokes over the came same place until an entire brus ahful is is spread in a thin coat with quick drying varnish and if all of the furniture can be moved out a floor can be given two coats of varnish in a day otherwise the furniture should be moved to half the room while the other half of the floor is being varnished this half should shou I 1 d be finished before the furniture fur ni is moved back to permit the varnishing of the rest of the floo floor r varnishing should always begin across the room from a doorway so that the worker c can an get out without harming the work Q by roger roeer B 13 whitman service i |