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OF ENGINEERING FOBMULÆ.
Quantity of White Paint required to Coveii
100 Squabe Yards or New Wbouüht Deal.
(“ Building Construction.”)
Inside work not flatted—
Priming *..............
Second coat ..........
Third _____________
Fourth „ ________
Inside work flatted—
Priming_____________
Second coat ________
Third „ ........
Fourth _______________
Flatting ________
Outside work J—
Priming ____.............
Second coat...........
Third „ ... •
Fourth „ .........
2 I8| 2
— 15 2
— 15 2
— 15 3
pints.
■2
2
2
For every 100 square yards, besides the mate-
rials enumerated above, 2 lbs. of white-lead and
5 lbs. of putty will be required for stopping.
* Sometimes more red-lead is used and less drier.
+ Sometimes just enough red-lead to give a flesh-coloured
tint.
J When the finished colour is not to be pure white, it Is
better to have pearly all the oil boiled oil. All boiled oil
does not work well. For pure white a larger proportion of
raw oil is necessary, because boiled oil is too dark,
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