Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1913 — MAKE OLD LIKE NEW [ARTICLE]

MAKE OLD LIKE NEW

' - • ~ V . _ ■ • SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT REFINISHING OF OLD FURNITURE. Much to Be Dene Before the Actual Work of Rutting on the Enamol Is Begun—Cleanliness Most ' Important, .. , When old furniture is to be enameled to give it a new lease of life there Is a good deal to be done before the actual putting on of the enamel, and upon this preliminarypreparation depends the success. Begin by giving each piece a thorough good scrubbing with hot wafer, soap, and a strong bristle bruph. This scrubbing brings away any dirt and chips of paint, leaving a surfit.ee clean, but chipped where the bits of paint have come off. Then take a piece of fine sandpaper and rub the furniture all over with It, and it must be a f really fine sandpaper, as A coarse piece would scratch and spoil the *ur-; face. Then if your furniture is to he enameled white the next- step is a • coat of white paint, not enamel but jus* flat white paint. Put this on first with a small brush, filling in all the ■ chipped "places, and letting them dry” 7 before putting on the whole coat-: This will take several hours to dry,-... but It must be left till quite firm, first the spots and then the coat of painty ( Before opening the enamel tin shake* it bard, so that the content? may be thoroughly mixed, then give the enamel a good stir with a piece of stick, pressing out any little lumps against the side fit the tin and getting the whole mixture as smooth as crqam. For putting on the enamel use a soft, flat brush, and work always In the same direction; Put on a thin first coat, trying to use as little as v possible, and be very careful not to - leave puddles or thick dabs In the corners. The first coat of enamel may take several days to dry thoroughly. When it is quite dry sandpaper It over very lightly indeed and put on another coat. This second coat is sometimes not necessary; it depends on the condition and former color of the piece of furniture to a great extent, and must be judged of by the painter herself.