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Amateurs Buy Most
Of Paint on Market
By DAVID G. RAREUTHER
Do-it yourself handymen ? and
women ? use >o much paint in to
day's race (or keeping homes up-to
dute that it is hard for tome peo
ple to believe that amateurs buy
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three-fourths of all the paiat be
in* manufactured.
In spite of all the paint uied by
Industry, such aa automobiles and
furniture and toys, and in *|ite of
all the new homes that are built
each year and painted by profes
sionals, the do-it-yourself man is
stiU customer No. 1 for the paint
maHers.
One of the biggest reasons for
this may be the number of apecial
paints that have been invented
You can get paints capable of
standing high temperatures on
stoves and radiators, hard wearing
deck enamels for floors, dampness
defying cement paints for base
ment walls, painti that flaw on
without showing brush marks and
?dorless paints of almost all kinds.
Recently a new liquid procelain
enamel for washing machines,
dryers, refrigerators and other
home appliances was announced
in 16 colors, making it easy for
the handy housewife?to dress up
drab and worn fixtures of that
type and make them match her
decorating scheme.
The right paint for the right
surface has suddenly become very
important. Where is it best to use
an oil-base, and alkyd or a rubber
base paint? All three of tbo.se
types in flat paint for walls will
dry to approximately the same
finish, but there are ' various in
dividual differences to consider
when you make a selection.
You'd think that most people
would say "Paint's paint: let's go,"
and wouldn't care to master such
technicalities as oil vs alyds vs
rubber. We thought so until we
asked an authority, Douglas C.
Arnold. He differed with us.
"Everybody respects rules," he
said. "There are rules for baseball,
for bridge, for painting. Tell any
body the right way and they'll
play the game fo? their good."
As head of one of the oldest paint
making organizations (Keystone
Paint & Varnish), he ought to
know paint rules.
"For all walls but a kitchen or
Call Carl
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BEAUFORT, N. C.
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HOMES FOR AMERICANS
A broad low-pitched roof, ex
tending over the car port, gives
this house a distlnetite appear
ance as well as adding height to
the living room. Vertical aid
ing at the fro at door offsets any
tendency toward a squatty look.
Planned without a basement, the
house has an abtudaace ol
closets and storage spares, in
cluding two in the car port for
garden accessories. An extra
lavatory opens off the side hall Vj
at the rear of the kitchen, o
Heater and hot water supply are ?*
located in an adequate closet ad
joining tho fireplace chimney.
This is plan H 3M4AP by the
Homogiaf Co.. 11711 East Eight
Mile lid., East Detroit, Mich.
The house covers 1,281 square
feet and contains 13,447 cubic
feet, convenient figures for esti
mating local construction costs.
A liberal use of brick or stone
veneer is suggested.
bathroom," he said, "a flat finish
is preferred. A high quality oil
base paint that is properly formu
lated will give splendid service,
look handsome and prove perfectly
washable. It should dry In three
to four hours, although it may take
a couple of weeks or so to set
perfectly hard.
"An alkyd paint, made with a
synthetic resin instead of linseed
oil, is no better than a good oil
base finish but is certainly superior
to a poorly formulated flat oil fin
ish. It dries in about two hours and
sets to a hard finish in a week or
two.
"Both types dry fast in hot
weather, slow on cold or damp
days.
"Rubber-base finishes have a
slight advantage in that they flow
on the wall more easily than other
paints and can be thinned with
water. Brushes and equipment can
be cleaned with water instead of
turpentine or other solvents. Al
though rubber-base paints dry in
about 20 minutes, they take 30 days
to cure completely and it is not
advisable to wash them or hit them
with furniture before that time,"
Preparation of surfaces is the
same for any paint Cracks and
other damages should be repaired.
Roughnesses should be sanded
smooth. Dirt or soot should be
thoroughly wiped off with a clean
rag or dry mop and any grease
must be washed off with a good
detergent
Movable Laundry Tubs
Help Many Homemakera
With the popular appeal of auto
matic laundry equipment, many
new homes are being built without
adequate laundry tubs. The solu
tion, many bomemakers find, is to
provide falvanixed steel laundry
tub acts.
These consist of one or two spa
cious tuba mounted on movable
stands so that they msy be moved
out of the way after the laundry is
done.
All tubs have convenient drain
outlets, so they do not have to be
lifted at any time.
Galvanized steel baskets have
many uses in home laundering. Be
tween laundry days they may be
used for storing soiled clothing,
and lsundry may be soaked in
them. They are also handy for
carrying laundry to the clothes
line and for holding clothes and
other items to be ironed.
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Mixture
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Pail Filled with Gifts
Will Please Homeowners
Want a novel gift to present to
the young couple who just moved
into their new home? Here s a nov
el idea: Fill a galvanized steel pail
with soap, liquid cleaners, furni
ture polish, sponge, scrub brush
and other cleaning aids.
Decorate the pail with crepe pa
per and bright ribbon, and you
have an inexpensive and highly
useful housewarming gift
The pail will give years of ser
vices and be a lasting reminder
of your ingenuity jud thought
fulness.
There's safety in numbers, so
paint a home's address on garbage
cans and their covers to deter loss.
Paint sticks well to galvanized
steel cans if the areas to be painted
are first cleaned of grease and
grime. Tfiis may be done with a
cloth which has been dampened
with a mild vinegar and water so
lution.
Tub (or Pups
If the family dog has just deliv- 1
?red a litter of pups, you may be
wondering where to put them at
night and other times when they
are not next to "Mom." Try this
idea: Place several sheets of old
newspaper at the bottom of a gal
vanized steel tub. The tub pro
vides a bedding area that is free of
drafts and is easy to clean. More
over, a laundry tub won't leak.
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RAILINGS & COLUMNS
Plain and fancy designs. All
materials used are solid iron
with rust resistant finish.
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Phone 6 4919
Located 6 Miles West of
Morehead City, Highway 24
Paint, Oil Rags Should
Be Put in Metal Pail
Oily rag i and those used in paint
ins are fir* hazards when tt?oWn
into uncofered piles and forgotten
?bout until the next time they are
n edrd. Spontaneous ignition can
Wiping rags may be kept mMt
in 'the home by pUeint them fc a
cover ti galvanbtf atari W& *?ch
a* a refute container.
Then, if spontaneous ignition
should occur, II will be confina* to
the firt safe inferior of the ca*
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