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Transcriber's Note:
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting
PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION.
CONTENTS.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER I. THE SHOP AND ITS EQUIPMENT. "Give ample room and verge enough."—Gray.
CHAPTER II. BUYING AND SELECTING BRUSHES—CARE OF THEM—SOFTENING HARD BRUSHES—BRUSH KEEPERS—PRESERVING LIQUIDS—BRUSHES USED IN VEHICLE PAINTING, ETC.
CHAPTER III. PRIMING—LEAD COATS—RUB LEAD—KNIFING LEAD—PUTTY AND PUTTYING—SANDPAPERING—ROUGHSTUFF, APPLYING AND RUBBING IT—MATERIALS USED IN FOUNDATION COATS—MIXING FORMULAS, ETC.
MATERIALS.
PRIMING.
THE LEAD COATS.
RUB LEAD.
KNIFING LEAD,
PUTTY—MAKING AND USING IT.
SANDPAPERING
ROUGHSTUFF—HOW MADE, APPLIED, AND RUBBED.
FAVORITE FORMULAS.
CHAPTER IV. PRISMATIC AND OBJECTIVE COLOR—HARMONIZING AND CONTRASTING COLORS—MIXING COLORS—TESTING THEM—ASSAYING FOR OPACITY, COLORING STRENGTH, BRILLIANCY, ETC.—TABLE FOR COMPOUNDING COACH COLORS, HUES, AND TINTS.
THE MIXING OF COLORS,
TABLE OF HUES, TINTS, AND SHADES OF COLORS.
FOOTNOTE:
CHAPTER V. THE APPLICATION OF COLORS TO SURFACES.—GREENS—BLUES—REDS—YELLOWS—BROWNS—BLACKS—WHITE.
THE BLUES.
REDS, WINES, AND OTHER COLORS OF THE RED ORDER.
THE YELLOWS.
THE BROWNS.
BLACKS.
WHITE.
CHAPTER VI. APPLYING RUBBING VARNISH—SURFACING VARNISH—CARE OF THE FINISHING ROOM WASHING THE RUBBED SURFACES—FLOWING THE FINISHING COAT.
THE SURFACING OF RUBBING VARNISH.
FLOWING THE FINISHING COATS.
VARNISHING RUNNING PARTS.
CHAPTER VII. DEPRAVITIES OF VARNISH: GRAINING OUT—CRACKING—SWEATING—DEADENING, ETC.—PITTING—ENAMELING, ETC.—SEEDY OR SPECKY—CRAWLING—WRINKLING, ETC.—RUNS, SAGS, ETC.—RIDGING, ETC.—PERISHING—CHIPPING—FIRE CHECKS—GREENING—BLOOMING—BLISTERS—SPOTTING, ETC., ETC.
GRAINING OUT.
CRACKING.
SWEATING.
DEADENING, SINKING IN, ETC.
PITTING.
ENAMELING, SILKING, ETC.
SEEDY OR SPECKY.
CRAWLING.
WRINKLING, CRINKLING, ETC.
RUNS, SAGS, CURTAINS, DRAPERIES, ETC.
RIDGING, ROUGHING.
PERISHING, CRUMBLING, RUSTING.
CHIPPING, FLAKING, PEELING.
FIRE CHECKS.
GREENING.
BLOOMING.
BLISTERS.
SPOTTING.
CHAPTER VIII. STRIPING: THE PURPOSE OF STRIPING—HOW TO BECOME A STRIPER—PENCILS AND THEIR CARE—MIXING STRIPING COLORS—NAMES OF STRIPES—STRIPING DESIGNS, INCLUDING PANELS AND CORNER-PIECES—ETC., ETC.
THE STRIPER'S OUTFIT.
MIXING STRIPING COLORS.
NAMES OF STRIPES.
CHAPTER IX. SCROLLING: RELIEF AND FLAT SCROLLS—HOW TO LEARN SCROLLING—SCROLLS DONE IN GOLD, ALUMINUM, AND IN COLORS—EXAMPLES OF RELIEF AND FLAT SCROLLS.
FLAT SCROLLS.
CHAPTER X. LETTERING: WAGON LETTERING AS DISTINGUISHED FROM SIGN WRITING—POINTS ON LEARNING THE ART—LAYING OUT, SPACING, OUTLINING—SHADING—PUNCTUATION—ALPHABETS: ROMAN—MODIFIED BLOCK—ORNAMENTAL—GRECIAN. DESIGNS FOR BUSINESS WAGON PANELS, ETC.
LAYING OUT, SPACING, OUTLINING, AND BALANCING
SHADING.
PUNCTUATION.
ALPHABETS.
CHAPTER XI. MONOGRAMS—ANTIQUITY OF THE MONOGRAM—HOW TO DESIGN AND PAINT THE MONOGRAM—TOOLS NEEDED—LEADING COLORS EMPLOYED—SOME ENGAGING COMBINATIONS—ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC.
CHAPTER XII. PAINTING THE BUSINESS WAGON: CONSIDERED AS A WORK OF ART AND AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM—VARIOUS PRACTICAL PROCESSES GIVEN—POPULAR COLOR COMBINATIONS EMPLOYED—PAINTING CANVAS TOPS, ETC.
PAINTING OF A FULL-PANELED TOP BUSINESS WAGON
THE CHEAPER CLASS WAGON
PAINTING HEAVY TRUCKS AND FARM WAGONS.
COLORS FOR BUSINESS WAGONS.
PAINTING CANVAS AND CLOTH TOPS.
CHAPTER XIII. VEHICLE REPAINTING: HOW THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF WORK ARE DONE—MATCHING COLORS—BURNING OFF PAINT—MATERIALS USED IN PAINTING—TREATMENT OF TOPS AND DASHES—WASHING FINISHED WORK—SCHEDULE OF PRICES, ETC.
TOUCH-UP-AND-VARNISH.
TOUCHING UP.
BURNING OFF PAINT.
TABLE OF MATERIALS USED IN PAINTING VEHICLES.
TOPS AND DASHES.
MARKING AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING VEHICLES AND THEIR PARTS.
WASHING FINISHED WORK.
SCHEDULE OF PRICES FOR RE-PAINTING.
CHAPTER XIV. A STUDY OF MATERIALS: WHITE LEAD, ITS PURITY, ETC.—QUALITY OF COLORS IN GENERAL—ADULTERATION PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED—PURITY OF RAW LINSEED OIL—TURPENTINE—TESTING COACH JAPAN—VARNISH.
LIQUID MATERIALS.
CHAPTER XV. CUTTER AND SLEIGH PAINTING: DECORATIVE ASPECTS OF THE WORK—THE VARIOUS PROCESSES OF PAINTING EMPLOYED—THE PREVAILING COLORS—STRIPING AND SCROLLING—REPAINTING, REVARNISHING, PROFITS TO BE REALIZED, ETC.
STRIPING, CORNER PIECES, SCROLLS, ETC.
REPAINTING CUTTERS AND SLEIGHS, REVARNISHING, ETC.
CHAPTER XVI. LEAVES FROM THE PAINT SHOP DIARY—PERTINENT POINTS ON PRACTICAL MATTERS—BLENDING OF COLORS—SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION—PAINTING IN SILVER BRONZE—THE FRENCH PAINTERS' VARNISH ROOM—REMEDY FOR RUSTED CARRIAGE SPRINGS—PAINTING METALLIC SURFACES—THINNING VARNISH—ETC.
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