Cyclopedia of painting : containing useful and valuable information on the following subjects : adulteration of paint, blistering of paint, brushes, calcimining, carriage painting, china painting, colors, color harmony, color mixing, color testing, exterior painting, gilding, graining, house painting, marbling, mildew, oils and driers, oil painting on glass, painting a bath tub, painting in distemper, paperhanger's tools, paperhanging, pigments, plain oil painting, primary colors, priming, scenic painting, sign painting, stains, staining, stencilling, turpentine, varnishes, varnishing, water color painting, when not to paint, practical points on painting, useful information (1908)
Armstrong, George D · Chicago : F.J. Drake · leaf 44
from 24 to 48 hours for drying, thecoloring is now in order. The surface must not be disturbedby sandpaper, but a simple dusting off may be necessary.It is customary with some painters to lay on a ground coatof some color corresponding with the color they intend tomake the job, but this is more to… … Fig. 10. stucco Wall Paint Brush. ticular grounds, the color projier may bo laid directly onthe prepared surface. For black, either lamp black or coach black may be usedfor the first coat, having sufficieut oil in the mixture tocause an egg-shell gloss, lay it on with a camels hair brushand give 12…
