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WHIT-LAD AND OIL PLASTIC FINISHES
Forfenerations white-lead
lui Wen acknowledged by painting crafts men, by architects, and by property owners generally a* the standard ofpaint protection, So miny Instances are there of the long-wearing. weather-resisting qutL Ktas of whitehead paint that practically everyone can dco personal experience with it that Is a woofer argument than any daime we might make.
In addition, however, to Its qvaJtxfcs as an exterior protector, whitelead potat tus loaf been used Inside both far ta durability and far the beauty of the iotah that ft producat, fa the pages that blow fc described white leads compar*.
pfasO: patacWhether you have nccWon speedy plastic paint or be we we ar* auv* that you wdfftnd the text interesting and the photographs
TH HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Wx decoration, kfce fur-
aieure and ctothfag styles. has Its recur* rfaf cycles. Textured or plastic paint Intakes. far example, are In a way simply a development ef an old order of decor* tton fa fairly common use some forty or fifty years ago. fa those days k was called rebcf work and wa usually done with a yrtofe-ftke affair that deposited a plastk dxture on the walls and tciRngt In what ever paster* was desired. This type cf decoration prevailed for seven! years and on sell be teen fa some of the older
There followed next an era t snuwtb inrfactd waffs decorated In dark sombre colors, with deep freem and turkey reds pradorntasting. These weft the days of mfcsfan furniture. But people quickly tire of decoration that la not chewful and this period soon pasted m fce liimilif by wafts tastefully pH--eii In Hat and acmt-ffoaa or eggtheff fetishes tfatnd m the bfheer and more plowing
liter divclepaeatt bnouftethe ever-fatemtfagIWwyhM,
figured and mottled effects such an the
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It fs this new type of bin* roHcf pfartc work that b finding sack favor with prominent architects and deem nurt as well u vruh those property*
owners who are Interested to well deem rated Intertori. You see it now in the tads* tenable hotels and restaurants, in shopa and theatres, and in weft-planned hornet.
To take ore of the different requirements, a wide choice of textures or dm(ns have been developed and one of the purposes of this booklet b to show some cl them.
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR
IN PLASTIC PAINT
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The mrtvd a# the plank
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produce the new artistic. low-reHef tex tures should meet certain very deflmie
probably Inspired by the rough plaster
specifications. Let us consider what
tea Ir. the old Spanish mwaa to plew
these specific*Ions are and then coat*
UM In California. Then It `toe* on" wnh
pare them with the properties of
the rest of the count/jr and to short order
wbltedcad and oil pluck paJac
owned the proportion* of > bd.
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At lny|w to the c m of to* fods. there win More long ten>
of w* dtorattor that 9 can bo raadfr catered to dto Ak * detowt With whkw
dency to overdo plaJc wnrfc. few* rted to the extreme, beck to cotor mi
lead and od plastic paint, the exacteater treatment wanted on be had tlcber bp
totom. Much bizarre and eacewvety
liming the pasnt with cobra-in oH befarm
it la applied or by color-glatHsf It
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eoowqutnct. the lneifcihU
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to and the demand today la far won*
tttoeiy colored pUttkfcwhes d modified
texnro which combine the dwto finmn
itooel effects cf the old reftef work tch
preaoM^b/ nr-dards of beauty md
r The pMtpnOdwtf bn nwp to app^r ond todwn. WMac-tead and od ptotttc paint n applied ate* apatot brwh,brmea*any wsSpctotlrbthan "cady to be textured, the textures being produced wtchsuch timptetoetoaapatoi
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US1N WHIT-LAD AND OIL PLASTIC PAINT
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pad* It mixed from matenab faevflar to aft ptonten aod earned la every p*eo dxe ptont dwp v'htte-lead. vAeirj, to-
ad ud drier. It rjy he papUed <0 poctiotty any iwrfacc tKat B tai cndltto> to rtnhe paJM. Date bictedo plaster, waft hoard, fabric wad eoervafi. brick.
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eawerree. wood and |lau. One coat of place adfktent for texturing.
to appfyioi wtote-tecd aod fl paadc paint to an old painted wait, no pironoon te necessary except to dean of rrr ftaiy depot*! that may have scat uitaest On anew platter wait, it it neces* ury to prime the surface Am Just at oe any pane Job on new plaster. On bbrte covired mOi afl loose fabric should he pec ad or amled heck with uite Irivtn thr*fh a ten disk. The plastic paint wift fcs*dy ooeer mi Me the nkf bods.
WNte-toadL'and sd plasde pen* to mat a putty or a pnuhfeg platter ad nor inceniitd to hide extendx dm took to die eeriace.kwiihowever, cover odaerhruhiiniiJiittwuBetolhetei.hr*
kmnory treatment. Itthe holes are fcKfe 0*7 dioeM Brat he tiled to die eswd o^pnttk putty er pttchto| ptaner.
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PREPARING WHIT.LA0
AND G!L PLASTIC PAINT
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TCXTURCI THAT
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flatM p<M V.tt bctn Ippiitd to wort* tM* irta wth u ordutry wtlhbrvth. k mtf be textured Into vartoul (Jtiljm. The <wi tonteryittee effeclt m,r k< m*4 timet* tn/whtrt and ana partkoUrtf tpproprm, for mtraiKe halli. il*. *n| room* and d ninj room* ot pnl'ita hornet. They alio art Ktrirttee In btdroomt when rendered to delicate tlnta. Seth Bnlibai ant tht Fan Swirl. Grau Cloth. BitkttWtivt.Water Wave. Vaio RtDtf. Willow Twij, Fretted Tenure. Heather tod Tipettry tffctts.
The other dtilgea, aa far at their tee aa altootr treatmeou la coo. tamed, arc heller adapted to larje later* Ion, tuch aa the hotel lobby. the theatre, the restaurant and the dub room. Ohat.
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of place to the irtn|t home interior.
Many ttfecuv* panel true*
menu are posub* with aK the textures
tot probably the mote appropriate for
(Mi purpose arc the fan Swirl, Fern
Effect. Tapestry Tcxtur,Weave Modem*
and Uw Waring Reed.
The u a < n**i of color
Harmony ipplyirg in ocher decora**
wort showId to followed io the case of
plastic ftoitos. Mastic paMc. However,
showtd to tinted a Lctle lighter than paint
for straight wtlhpeintlag wort became *
textured ftnisb breaks up the Hghtsothat
shadows are cast nuking the wrte ap
pear darter than It is actuary.
ftASKCTWEAVf
Drag the wide edge ef * whttk bream down the plastic paint end! a square* farmed. Now place the width broom Immediacely kto the tdk edge of the aqmrc and then draw It tortanm
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FAN SWWL
at iktof dftk
waff. place a whisk broom again* tlx wet
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lobaf another similar figure at the right cf the first one. The wfctik broom is held
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In horizontal petition. The bristles at the
right act aa the utt upon wh*ch the broom
it turned. After several ofthese fan-shaped
swirk have been escorted, a second see*
in should be worked below the first and
pot dose enough to enable the sweep of
WEAVE MOOERNE
the whttk brotmt to carry the pattern op
over the lower part of the Am hoc
This effect Is produced ilaa
The Fan $w*rl usiwe la
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piastk palm at wous angles as shown.
the high pomes.
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The broom sweeps should be birty long
and overhp so as to form an Interesting
GRASS CLOTH
series of hwertoclng diagonal fines. N* ucalariy effective results may be had wkh
The kwt; of the Gram
this effect by glazing with gold, sihmr,
Ooch effect depends aa modi on the
brmtt* or aomc other metal color.
odors osed aa on the tenor*. A none of
tinted plastic pamt Is first brushed on In the aunt wty.Whde this cone is nil wet, spots of plastic paint of venous oohn are appfmd here and there. A whkk broom la cham drawn veroesffy acrom the nrfm an sc to Wend (hr colors.
Another wo/ m prefect dm Corn doth finish is to pnt on a con af timed plastic paint. This k than too-
anred adds a whisk broom In the mmnor described and. when dry. kgtuod ad* Won dJoned wkh fitting off.
WATER WAVE
fiegtentng at the top ofthe waff, simply draw a whisk broomer pen* brash slowty downward, at the mure dm* moving k bm left to right to prod-- n aria ml wavy Inc*.
VON RELIEF
Toprodace (Ms rfht*. dm* ply strike dm wet plastic paOtsSarpIp affomr adds the fiat side ofa braab.
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SWIRL ovtjujur
There art two way* of forming this `nicrcKwg figure. One <s to pta the fU W of a came fiirt pp against the plast'C paint, pulling the tponp sharps away after a quarter twist of the wrist The second method h to use. hi place of the sponge, a fiat block of wood about tin. inches square and an inch thtdL With either too: the markings should be made to that the rmrh overlap.
GOTHIC s c r o l l
A senHng spoon is the tool wed In producing th*t pattern. The bowl of the spoon pressed against the wet plastic and moved tprahfashion. The oeter sweep of the spiral should be si* or eight Inches in diameter, the spiral be* oMiung tma/ter as tc approaches the em end pome from which the spoon H hired. A second ip*raL overlapping the first, n then added and the process continued to farm an aJl-o*er treatment.
WAVING WED Rot drag a graining comb
hortooncatty across the plastic paint. Then, mfng the mundesl end of the handle of a paint brush or putty hnde, make upward coming lines a foot to a foot and a haff long. AH the knet should hare the same general curvature and taper c# at the pome to rtaembk reads btaAag stgHOy before the wtod. The **reeds" should kw scrim co provide a omlarw a* over pcoerik. TV- ac of a gfoet util bring
of a brush or putty knifo through the plaetie paint to csubUih vertical and dugoed markings, cknely mterUced. These, in the final finish.should suggest the maned gram effect of closely woven thatch. TV teajlure Isempfcmiicd 4 s glate h applied.
WILLOW 7WJG THl*design H made by pfor-
Ing a roting pin against the piasuc peiae and simply rolling the pin upward
FRETTED TEXTUtt
Just tampieg thw*t ptosm paint wndermiy with a ooane fibre spwf produces the Fretted Texture.
PALETTE MJENO
TVs Palette Ifond Is pr^ duced bp brushing on a one of photic paintInthe regular way and thenapply* IngipesaafpfaoOc paint ofanotheroofor
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wMc A* altover coat Is it* we*. ThU done, the two colon are bieftded togednf by placing straight e<Jgr again* the iurba at various pixel and gMng th* tod ' a quxter twist. The straight edge may be celluloid, wood or metal. Care *hm*M be eatrcSscd Co hold * very lightly agaMst the surface so that coo much pUstie paint bnot piled up.The two colorsused should
jtve a good contrast. About three times m modi paint wilt be needed for the undercoat as for the spots.
right to left as k progressei down the waft. Continue on in this way until an altoucr pattern Is secured.
CAENSTONE TMt texture Is steered simply by stippling cream-colored plastic paint in a uniform manner with a stippling brush and then getting The Mocking $. is done to the tame way as In the case of the Travertine effect.
FERN EFFECT
TRAVERTINE
To make each "fern" motif,
Rm apply a cream-colored plastic paint uniformly over (he surface. Thenprcssatpoftgc bjfctl/here and there
press the end of a palette knife (one ap proximately an inch wide) Into the plastic paint and move the blade rapidly back and
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so chat the sponge marilcgswiU be evenly distributed and spaced from four to eight
forth, progressing upward In a graceful curve, left o* right, and tapering off to a
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poire This not only gives the crass fries
about three inches in width and be longer
in the r.gvre but piles up the plastic paint
horizontallythan vertically. Such meriting*
at the tides in such a way as to produce an
cos readily be made bygrasping the sponge
outline resembling a 'caf. Each motif should
tigbtfy. A straight edge is fruity draw*
range In length from one to two feet and
bghdy acrou the textured plastic paint
Its widest part should not be more than
from left to right so as to smooth down aR pones rsfc-ed in stippling.
Rve inches. 7?.t "stem" is produced singly by drawing the knife pome down the
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After the textured paint
centerof the motif. Note particularlyHow
has sec. ft is marked off into Mocha. Thu
the various fern leaves overlap. The mare
Is acrempBibad by cutting parallel hoes
dense the grouping of the ''ferns," At
spaced about a quarter of an Inch apace
better wM be the effect. A glaze is gee*
and then Bfeag out the platoc print b^
erally seed wtch the Fere effect.
tween At boat It H customary tawta&*
TAmTRT EFFECT
(taring amt In Ae aee of the Troverlee efcct. The Mqotd glaze may be eerie stub
TMt effect la obtained simply by dragging a graining comb
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through the ptaerie paint o give a -eriet
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HEATWCR EFFECT
RgKIy here and there urtth a sponge or
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Againae the plattk pilot,
a wad f paper, dating wtcfr gold,
pfcee the bowlof a ipoon (or an- dee. arte bgbt Whf nMflng ft sUgM^ fr-sm t ,
dw or brenae gleet a rids, bemitihd betth.
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