The complete carriage and wagon painter : a concise compendium of the art of painting carriages, wagons and sleighs, embracing full directions in all the various branches, including lettering, scrolling, ornamenting, striping, varnishing and coloring with numerous recipes for mixing colors (1895)
Schriber, Fritz · New York : M.T. Richardson · leaf 46
each part as you proceed, leaving a nice clean surface, well washed and shammied. The work of rubbing done, carr}' the body to the varnish room and set it upon barrels or boxes as before ; then with a large round duster — one kept for the varnish room — give the body a thorough dusting. It is a… … Fig. 8. — Standard Varnish Brushes. For most jobs the flat bristle brush is considered best. They are furnished in sets, and the bristles should be set in glue. The varnisher, now having everything ready, the work of laying on the varnish is begun. The pumice stone should be well examined to…
Carriage and wagon painting
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