AUTOMOBILE PAINTING
Painting a car requires a great amount of patience. But a fairly good
job may be done by the average amateur painter, providing the work is
done carefully and exactly. However, this work should be undertaken
only in a warm, dry room where it is possible to keep an even
temperature.
The old paint is first removed with a paint remover, or solution which
is applied to the surface and allowed to penetrate into the pores.
Another coat is then applied. The surface is then scraped with a putty
knife until it is smooth and free from the old paint. In some cases it
may be found necessary to use a blow torch to soften the old paint.
After the old paint has been thoroughly removed, the rough spots should
be smoothed over with a piece of sand or emery paper, and all counter
sunk screw heads, joinings, and scratches filled with putty, to make an
even surface. The metal primer is applied and allowed to dry. A second
coat consisting of equal parts of white lead, turpentine and boiled
oil is next applied and allowed to dry. Three or four coats of color
are applied next and allowed to dry. Colors come in a paste form, and
may be turned into a paste by adding a little turpentine. Two coats
of color and an equal amount of rubbing varnish are next applied in
turn and rubbed with powdered pumice stone and water. The car is then
stripped and allowed to dry, and the job finished by applying a coat of
finishing varnish.
All the foreign matter and grease is removed from the running gear. The
rough places are scraped and rubbed with a piece of emery paper. Two
coats of metal primer are applied and allowed to dry. A coat of color
varnish is applied which completes the job.