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| Analysis of Yellow Ochre, | 3 |
| Brown Hard Spirit Varnishes, | 89 |
| Blistered Doors, to Repaint, | 85 |
| Brass, to Clean, | 88 |
| Black Varnish for Iron, | 87 |
| Blinds, to Handle when Painting, | 33 |
| Brass and Copper, to Clean, | 35 |
| Bronze for Metal, | 85 |
| Benzine, to De-odorize, | 82 |
| Bronze, | 144 |
| Blackboard Slating, | 83 |
| Blackboard Slating, Cheap, but Good, | 83 |
| Blackboard, to Make on Common Plaster, | 83 |
| Brush Cleaning Trough, | 25 |
| Brick, to Clean, | 38 |
| Brick Painting, | 28 |
| Crawling Paint, | 5 |
| Cracks in Walls, to Fill, | 131 |
| Cleaning a Room, | 29 |
| Cherry Stain, | 44 |
| Cracks in Paint and Varnish, | 20 |
| Cleaning Phaeton Cushions, | 142 |
| Carriage Painting, | 134 |
| Damp Walls, to Treat, | 73 |
| Dipping Paint, | 88 |
| Door Plates, to Clean, | 84 |
| Damar Varnish, | 26, 91 |
| Dry Ochre for Priming, | 2 |
| Estimating Work, | 14 |
| Enameled Letters, to Apply to Glass, | 95 |
| Furniture Varnish, | 91 |
| Fire-proof Paint for Roofs, | 86 |
| Fluoric Acid, to Make, | 132 |
| Gold Varnish, | 90 |
| Guessing on Work, | 8 |
| Glass, to Crystallize, | 93 |
| Gilding on Glass, | 8 |
| Gilding on Wood, | 38 |
| Grease Spots, to Kill, | 34 |
| Hard Wood Floors, to Finish, | 33 |
| Hard Putty, | 121 |
| Japan, Testing, | 19 |
| Kalsomine, | 34 |
| Kalsomine, to Make and Apply, | 121 |
| Liquid Wood Fillers, | 133 |
| Lacquers for Brass and Tin, | 91 |
| Leather Varnish (black), | 91 |
| Lead Poisoning and Symptoms, | 53 |
| Liquid Glue, | 93 |
| Lamp Black, to Mix, | 87 |
| Liquid Glue for Kalsomine and Wall Sizing, | 123 |
| Measuring a Job, | 17 |
| Mahogany Stain, | 44, 45 |
| Midsummer Painting, | 67 |
| Marking Ink, | 146 |
| Natural Wood Finishing, | 47 |
| Old Carriage Work, | 140 |
| Oil Size for Old Whitewash, | 37 |
| Old Wall, to Prepare for Paint, | 124 |
| Oak Stain, dark, | 45 |
| Oak Wood Stain, | 94 |
| Oil Rubber Paint for Cloth, | 83 |
| Painting Cars at Home, | 153 |
| Plastered Wall, to Paint, | 127 |
| Paste to Hold Labels on Tin, | 31 |
| Paint to Prevent Rotting under Ground, | 82 |
| Paint, to Remove, | 35 |
| Paper Hanger’s Outfit, | 91 |
| Price List and Measurement, | 62 |
| Paint, to Clean, | 84 |
| Porcelain Finish, | 52 |
| Paper Hanger’s Paste, | 92 |
| Putty, to Soften, | 18 |
| Putty, to Color, | 50 |
| Paste for Painted or Varnished Walls, | 93 |
| Rust Spots on Marble, | 145 |
| Red Saunders Stain, | 45 |
| Red Wood to Finish, | 145 |
| Rough Stuff, | 142 |
| Rough and Sandy Walls, | 129 |
| Sizing Walls, | 94 |
| Sign Painting, | 99, 117 |
| Scaled Work, to Repaint, | 77 |
| Sixteenth Century Oak, | 55 |
| Spots on Paint, | 50 |
| Sandpapering, | 76 |
| Stencil Border, | 77 |
| Spirit Varnishes, | 88, 90 |
| Size Muslin for Lettering, | 78 |
| Slowing the Drying of Paint, | 85 |
| Stir Your Paint, | 41 |
| Stencil Ink (black), | 144 |
| Signs on Colored Glass, | 131 |
| Strainers, | 34 |
| Silver, to Clean, | 35 |
| Stencil Staining, | 26 |
| Success in Painting, | 7 |
| Symptoms of Lead Poison, | 55 |
| Tin Roofs, to Paint, | 2 |
| Tents, etc., to Make Weather-proof, | 32 |
| Tacky Paint, to Cure, | 18 |
| Tortoise Shell, to Imitate, | 61 |
| Varnish to Fix Pencil Drawings, | 145 |
| Varnish to Imitate Ground Glass, | 60 |
| Varnish for Rustic Work, | 61 |
| Varnish Stains, | 44 |
| Varnished Paint, to Clean, | 85 |
| Very Dirty Brass, to Clean, | 61 |
| Wax Polish, | 26 |
| Whitewash, to Soften, | 145 |
| Water Glass for Floors, | 145 |
| Walnut Stain, | 44 |
| White Hard Spirit Varnishes, | 89 |
| Walnut, to Stain Like Mahogany, | 46 |
| Water Colors, to Mix, | 78 |
| White Shellac, to Make, | 49 |
| White Enamel, | 60 |
| Wall Sizing for Kalsomining, | 97 |
| Why Do Wall Papers Crack, | 36 |
| Whitewash for Outside, | 33 |
| Wax Floor Finish, | 88 |
| Zinc, to Clean, | 38 |
| Zinc, to Paint on, | 32 |
Practical House, Wagon and Automobile Painter / including sign painting, and valuable hints and recipes
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About This Book
The manual compiles hands-on procedures, practical tests, and recipes for painting and finishing wood, metal, brick, and plaster surfaces, with sections on priming, varnishes, stains, enamels, sign painting, and automobile and carriage finishes. It explains surface preparation, cleaning, sizing, puttying, and estimating and measuring jobs; offers troubleshooting for crawling, blistering, and tacky paint; gives formulas for pigments, varnishes, and cleaners; and includes handling tips, tool use, and safety precautions such as recognizing lead poisoning symptoms. Advice ranges from cheap-material warnings to seasonal and substrate-specific techniques aimed at durable, attractive results.