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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... sufficient for places that are already covered with any colour, unless the latter penetrate through it and produce spots. One coat will likewise suffice, in general, for ceilings and stair-cases; two will be necessary for new wood. Milk painting may be coloured, like every other in distemper, by means of the different colouring substances employed in common painting. The quantity I have given in the receipt will be sufficient for one coat to a surface of about twenty-five square yards. PRACTICE OF VARNISHING AND POLISHING. Before beginning to varnish, you must fill up any knots or blemishes with cement of the same colour as the ground. Have your varnish in a pan, such as I have before described, with a piece of wire running diametrically across the top, and slackened downwards, to strike your brush against. Be careful that the brush be clean, and free from loose hairs; dip it in the varnish, stroking it across the wire, and give the work a thin regular coat; soon after that another; and so continue; always taking care not to pass the brush twice over the same place in any one coat, as that would render it unequal. The greatest difficulty of the operation consists in preventing the different strokes of the brush from being visible. To avoid this, let the brush be perfectly flat, and as large as the nature of the work will permit. Draw it gently over the surface in taking your strokes, and be careful not to load the brush with too much varnish at once." Turned articles are always best varnished while in the lathe, by means of heat; because the extension of the varnish is then more uniform, and the operation facilitates the polishing afterwards. When varnish is applied to painting in distemper, it is necessary to allow sufficient time to...
Originally published in 1800, The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion is a comprehensive guide to the traditional techniques of painting, gilding, varnishing, and glass-staining. It includes detailed instructions and recipes for making and using materials such as pigments, varnishes, and gold leaf, as well as practical advice on tools and equipment. This edition is a faithful reproduction of the original text, making it an invaluable resource for historians, artists, and craftsmen alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.