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When to Apply Paint

Paint, to last long, should be put on early in winter or spring, when it is cold and no dust flying.

Paint put on in cold weather forms a body or coat upon the surface of the wood that becomes hard and resists weather, or an edged the first named color is the principal ingretool even, like slate. 2756. General Directions for House Painting. Oil paint dries with a gloss, turpentine makes a dead surface; and, in using dient, and the others follow in the order of their importance. Thus, in mixing a limestone tint, white is the principal ingredient, and red the color of which least is needed, paints containing both oil and turpentine, the &c. The exact proportions of each dependin g gloss will be less as the proportion of oil is on the shade of color required. diminished. Paint requires more dryer in cold than in hot weather, but is more durable in out- 2762. Table of Compound Colors, Showing the Simple Colors which side work if applied in cold weather. Suc- Produce them. Chestnut..

White, Yellow Ochre, Red Red, Black, Yellow Raw Umber, Red, Elack Red, Umber, Black Red, Yellow, Black cessive coats of paint should have at least a Buff day intervene between them for drying. Dark colors should have a glossy finish. Before Chocolate. commencing to paint, the surface must be Claret. perfectly dry. The paint must be thoroughly Copper... mixed, both before commencing and during Dove the progress of the work; if this is neglected, Drab the heavy ingredients are apt to settle, leav- Fawn. ing a larger proportion of oil and turpentine Flesh. on the surface.

Vermilion, Blue, Yello w White, Yellow Ochre, Red, Black White, Yellow, Red White, Yellow Ochre, Vermilion