Everybody's Paint Book; A Complete Guide to the Art of Outdoor and Indoor Painting. Designed for the Special Use of Those Who Wish to Do Their Own Work Precise Directions Are Given for Mixing Paints for All Purposes
Everybody's Paint Book; A Complete Guide to the Art of Outdoor and Indoor Painting. Designed for the Special Use of Those Who Wish to Do Their Own Work Precise Directions Are Given for Mixing Paints for All Purposes
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ..."Fire-proof paint," and by a dozen other names, is a sort of earth or comminuted slate dug from mines in Indiana and Illinois. It comes in different colors, viz., gray or slate color, salmon, grayish red, dark red, etc. The average price is from 2 to 4 cts. per pound. This dry color is mixed with boiled oil, with a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ..."Fire-proof paint," and by a dozen other names, is a sort of earth or comminuted slate dug from mines in Indiana and Illinois. It comes in different colors, viz., gray or slate color, salmon, grayish red, dark red, etc. The average price is from 2 to 4 cts. per pound. This dry color is mixed with boiled oil, with a trifling amount of Brown japan & harSelollf and applied with a brush made expressly for this work (see Fig. 28). One coat will not be sufficient for a good job; but plenty of time must be given for the first coat to harden before the t"--second is put over it. Two coats will make an excellent job. Care must be taken before any paint is put upon. such a roof that all signs of resin used in soldering be scraped off, otherwise the paint will chip off at those spots. If it is desired to make the tin roof cooler on account of being near the ceiling of rooms below, it may be painted with yellow ochre instead of the Grafton paint. The ochre being a lighter color, will not absorb the rays of the sun to the same degree. White would be best, perhaps, but white-lead forms a very poor paint for metal roofs, and is also very expensive compared to those recommended. Tar and gravel roofs may be well enough for some, but the writer has no use for them. Shingles are best for peak roofs or inclines, and although we frequently see shingles painted after they are laid, it is a very bad proceeding, for the paint when dry forms a sort of dam for the water, which soaks just under the butt of the layer above, and holding the water there, the shingle is soon rotted away at that point, and leaking begins. How Shingles Should Be Painted. To make the best shingle roof, have a large pot filled with what is called paint oil (possibly made of fish oil and re...
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 184 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Illust. w/ b/w figures. Contents nice.
Add this copy of Everybody's Paint Book: a Complete Guide to the Art of to cart. $47.00, good condition, Sold by Shoemaker Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gettysburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1886 by M. T. Richardson, Publisher.
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Good. No Dust Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 186 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed; spine darkened. Covers cocked. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name on front paste-down. Illust. w/ b/w figures.
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M.T. Richardson: NY 1884. Illus, 7.5 x 5", cloth, 188pp, covers well worn, corners bumped.
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Very Good Plus. A complete guide to the art of outdoor and indoor painting. Illustrated. Book is in excellent condition. graphics on front board and spine are very bright.
