When painting is being done in a house, special attention should be paid to ventilation. Fresh air from the outside will more quick. ly deodorize paint than anything else. Pails of water placed in rooms which have been newly painted will clear the air quickly _lof the offensive smell.
To get the best effect, fresh water should be put into the pails"every half-hour. If hay can be obtained, this is a splendid thing for removing paint odour. A handful put into a dish of water will clear away the smell with astonishing rapidity.
An-easy way to clean dark-coloured paint on doors is to take a pail of clean warm water and pour a little paraffin into it and then wash the paint all over, working downwards, with a Piece of old turkish toweling. Dry with a piece: of clean cloth and polish with a substantial' duster. To attempt to clean such paint by hard {rubbing is a-mistake. It docs not need it and wil only be rubbed away.
Never use soda on any paint, and only a very little soap. The water should be lukewarm and the rubbing gentle: Do. not try to wash grease spots away. They will yield to a little pipe clay and water plastered over the place-and allowed to dry. Do not put anything moist on. paint until it hag been thoroughly dusted. If you ido, ugly smears will be likely to remain. Never try to wash pencil marks away. Instead of wahhing, jrtub them very gently with a dry crust of bread before any water is applied. A typewriter eraser will] remove ink marks,
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