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Colorless Drying Oil for Paint
Take 5 gallons water, heat it to the boiling point in a vessel holding 15 gallons; when about to boil add 5 gallons linseed oil and 1 acid; a little heat may be cautiously applied pound red lead. Keep it constantly boiling towards the end of this process, to prevent and stirred up for 2 hours over a slow fire. any protoxide of tin from remaining in the If not constantly stirred the lead will sink to solution. the bottom and cause the oil to spatter. It when it will be found that the oil is clear and colorless.