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In Corners--along Edges whereStcel here corrosion often starts -- here a tough, durable shiela ofpure red-lead is more than ever important I!# CORROSION is a constant menace to all steel work. But there are certain places where the danger from corrosion is multiplied, where extreme care must be exercised to provide adequate pro tection. Along the edges of guides and braces, around rivet heads, at seams where steel meets steel--these are some of the danger spots where corrosion often starts.. And if a gas-holder is weakened at these places, the strength of the entire structure may be nai.re sent to gas men .in all parts of. th. ecountry. Pairtc made of pure led* gleivaeds athnedsepcuoremmlinstheeedbaesilt pthowssciboleatsp.rotection. Use threatened. , Ninety-three gas men an Unusual care should be taken in painting such danger points. Unless special attention is paid to edges, for example, the paint coating there is likely swered this questionnaire. And 78 of them--'84% --said they use, specify, or recommend pure redlead for metal protection. to be thinner than in other places. In corners, cor rosion-causing moisture is most likely to settle. Three coats of red-lead, carefully applied, give cor rosion no chance to get its start. There is no better red-lead than Dutch Boy redlead. You can get it in either paste or liquid form. The liquid comes in the natural orange-red for nextto-metal coats, and also in greens, browns, and black To insure complete coverage of the details men for finishing coats. The paste is obtainable in; the tioned, have each red-lead coat a different color. orange-red and can be shaded to dark colors. The standard practice is straight red-lead for first coat, red-lead tinted to light brown for second coat, and red-lead shaded to dark brown, green or black for finishing coat. The contrast in color between We maintain a special technical staff to help in the solution of painting problems. Write them in care of our nearest branch. coats enables the painter or inspector to see readily any spots that are missed as each coat goes on. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY j8 gas men endorse red-lead Pure red-lead is the accepted paint of the gas in dustry. Wherever there is metal to protect, gas men are almost unanimous in their use of. this pro tective paint. This fact was proved by a question- New York, 111 Broadway Boston, 800 Albany St. Buffalo, 16 Oak St. Chicago, 900 West l$th St. Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Ave. Cleveland, 820 W. Superior Ave. St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St. San Francisco, 48s California St. Pittsburgh, National Lead Sc Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia, John T. Lewis Sc Bros. Co., 437 Chestnut St. DUTCH BOY RED-LEAD This advertisement appears in Gas Age-Record, January 29, 1927 1 'I 0000-NLI-000017635