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 . or these tend to hasten the work, as well as givecomfort to the workman. The coach painter requireswheeled trucks on which to move his coach body fromplace t place, hut this is not generally considered neces- THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. 13 sary In the wagon shop, a body being set up on benches
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 . or these tend to hasten the work, as well as givecomfort to the workman. The coach painter requireswheeled trucks on which to move his coach body fromplace t place, hut this is not generally considered neces- THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. 13 sary In the wagon shop, a body being set up on benches,and allowed to remain so during the painting, then liftedand carried to the varnish room for finishing. Trestles aroused for light bodies, or for resting platform gears for placing paint or varnish cups upon when atwork and low stools or boxes are necessary for use whilestriping or lettering. The conventional scone and muller,and perhaps a paint mill, need not be dilated upon, butthe brushes deserve special mention. Illustrations are pre-sented of those best suited to the wants of the wagonpainter. The first to demand attention is the round paintbrush, Fig. 1, which is best adapted for laying primingor rough stuff on bodies. The size is that known as 0000(four naughts).. Fig. 1.—A Round Paint Brush. TO •• BRIDLE A BRUSH. As the bristles are too long when first purchased, the brushmust be bridled, that is, have an extra binding may be done in several ways : 1. By winding a strongcord around the bristles up to about the middle of the same,or as far from the original binding as desired. 2. Bycovering one-half the length of the bristles with leatherstitched on tightly. 3. By wrapping a piece of muslin orenameled cloth around the bristles, then tying a strong It THE COMPLETE CARRIAGE AND WAGON PAINTER. cord around as high as the extra binding should come, turning back the muslin toward the handle, and fastening bytacking to the original binding. 4. The
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