Show ts hinss TO THE botoe by roger B whitman WOMEN CAN DO GOOD PAINT JOBS A A FEW days ago a woman asked ZA me where she could go to have some kitchen furniture repainted I 1 asked her why she did not do it herself she said that she had never done any painting know anything about it and was afraid that she would make a mess of things I 1 told her that she would find it simple enough that commonsense common sense was about all that she would need I 1 gave this would be painter the following pointers first get the old furniture ready for painting by washing it with soap and water and rinsing oft of all of the soap and dirt with clear water then after drying to go all over it with fine sandpaper to cut the remaining gloss of the old finish and to smooth the edges of cracks and chipped places the floor under the furniture should be covered with newspapers to catch spatters scatters spat on opening a can of paint or enamel stir with a stick to mi mix x the hard lumps at the bottom with the liquid floating on top so that the entire is blended to an even smoothness paint or enamel should not be put on too thick not so thick that it runs and forms beads two thin coats last longer and look better than one thick coat two coats will probably be needed maybe even three when enamel is to be used the undercoats under coats should be of a kind that dries without gloss a kind called enamel der coater for instance or flat wall pa paint int each undercoat should b e thoroughly dry and hard before the next coat goes on in painting a chair do the legs first turn the chair upside down on another chair or a table for kitchen furniture use t the h e best enamel that can be had some som e kind that dries with a surface like porcelain this resists soiling and is easy to clean of course it should be of the quick drying kind the kind that dries in four hours or so for another pointer if there is an interruption in the middle of a job the paint can should be tightly closed to keep the paint or enamel i in n good condition the brush should be wiped off rinsed with turpentine shaken out and wrapped in waxed paper that will keep it soft for several days D by roger roeer B whitman service |