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How To Varnish

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
February
Year
1874
Copyright
Public Domain
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It is fsaontial to the brilliancy and adhesivcness of varnish that the temperaturo of the atmosphero in which it is put on should bo as high as can couveniently bo borne, since, at a lower degree of heat, a deposit of the invisible moisturo in the atmosphero takes place boforo the solvont in tho varnish has sufficiently evaporated. This may occur even on fine sumnier days, giving a milky, turbid appearance to the varnish, which can only be avoided by bringing the tomperature artificially up to about seventy-nino degrees. Tho article should acquire this temperaturo by several hours' previous exposure to it in the shop, and should then be smoothed, washod, and rubbed dry with chamoia leather or silk. AU dust, dirt and moisture are to be removed by moana of a brush of suitablu size, with pure, soft, firm bristles, tho use of any kind of oil or groaso boing avoided. Tho varnish must be laid on with exceediug care, dipping the brush lightly into it, and beginning a short distance from tho odgo, and working by direct, long, rapid, uniform sweeps of the brush, of cvon pressure, to the edgos and corners, at each sido altflrnatoly, until the film has tho thickness of paper. The article Ehould then bo oxposod to tho sun, or artificial heat, protectod from draft and dust, since cold or draft would darkon the varnish. In this latter caso the brilliancy and cloarness can only bo restorod by thinly recoating tho surface with tho varnish, and exposing it directly to the lire, so that the spoiled part may bo rcdissolved, taking care not to put it o near that it will scalo off.

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Michigan Argus