| Show FIRST AID to the me AILING HOUSE M by roger B whitman M roger B whitman service using up old paint I 1 find that I 1 have Q QUESTION several gallons of interior paint left over from a previous j job I 1 need exterior paint Is there a any py way that I 1 could treat the interior paint to mke make it suitable for outdoor use answer I 1 do not recommend trying to make outside paint out of interior paint the result would probably be a failure and you would lose time and materials it would be much better to save the inside paint tor for some future job for which it is suitable and buy only the best quality paint for your outside work new shingles over old question I 1 am told that in this climate new jersey it is not wise to lay a new red cedar shingle root roof over an old roof that it works well in n new england but not around here would like your opinion answer in this as well as other P parts arts of the country wood shingles are applied over an old roof with satisfactory results it is a general practice to leave the old shingles on the roof in doing so you provide better insulation against heat and cold and avoid the expense and mess of tearing off the old shingles cracked porch floor question my coal bin is under the cement floor of my porch 7 by 20 feet the floor has cracked and because of a sag the cracks are wider at the bottom than on the top there are bad leaks in a rain how can I 1 close them answer you should run a girder lengthwise under the floor supported by two or more posts first paint the cracks on the under side with thick roofing cement working it in as deeply as you can in putting in the girder take out the sag with a jack or with wedges which will squeeze the cement into the cracks then run cement into the cracks on the top after drying paint the roofing cement on the top with aluminum paint to prevent the oils from bleeding into the floor paint the floor paint should be applied only when the floor is thoroughly dry torn documents for making repairs on an old and torn document a correspondent sends the following advice take a little library paste in a saucer and beat it with a small spatula which will make it semi liquid water should not be added for paper that will not receive heavy use touch the torn edges lightly with the worked paste arrange them carefully so that the edges meet exactly put a small piece of tissue paper on each side of the tear and let dry under a weight pull away the tissue paper and at casual glance the paper might never have been torn for less fine work or for something that will receive hard wear cut strips of thin semi trans parent bond paper such as is used for file copies of letters coat with worked paste lay over the torn places rub down with a clean cloth and put under a weight until dry mildew on paint question in places dark brown paint on my outside trim has become covered with black blotches blotcher blot ches this only occurs in spots that do not get the direct rays of the sun the painter says that these blotches blotcher blot ches are a fungus growth caused by trees and will have to be burned off I 1 am wondering if he is right answer yes he is right paint that is in shadow is likely to be attacked by mold the softer the paint pain the more likely it is to become moldy and dark colored paint is soft because of nt the greater quantity of oil that it contains the mole mold can be burned off or can be killed by washing with alkali washing soda for instance in repainting replace some of the oil with turpen tine and mix powdered calomel calome v th h il ip faint in the proportion of 0 an ounce to the gallon |
