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Gu a r d again st Co r r o s io n Oil welt metal equipment can be kept In good condition indef initely by tfiff adequate use of pure red-Uad- Pipe lines whether buried or above ground need the standard three-coat red-lead protection. Tank cars are subject ti possible weathercondition. Redlead protection is d necessity. In every division of the oil industry red-lead is protecting metal equipment from corrosion CORROSION--enemy of iron steel replacement costs materially and steel--is constantly attack reduced. ing metal equipment thruout the oil Dutch Boy red-lead is sold in both industry. Oil men are alive to this paste and liquid form. The liquid fact. Sound business management comes in the natural orange-red for demands that corrosion loss be re next-to-metal coats, and also in duced to a minimum. Oil companies greens, browns, and black for finish want the surest, most economical ing coats. The paste is obtainable protection fortheirmetalequipment. in orange-red, and can be shaded to That is why pure red-lead is the dark colors. accepted protective paint for metal in the oil industry. To reduce evaporation loss 5 out of 5 use pure red-lead The following investigation is con vincing: A representative group of oil men were asked what paint they use for metal protection. Of the S3 who replied, 32 (or 3 out of every 5) said "pure red-lead/' These oil men represent every oil field in the United States. Dutch Boy red-lead is. highly oxi dized, finely .ground, uniform. It provides the surest protection you can give your metal equipment. Use three coats. Fay especial attention to bolt heads, edges, and out-of-theway comers. You will find your Tanks and tank cars painted in light colors guarantee a large yearly sav ing in oil. Dutch Boy white-lead is ideal for reducing evaporation losses in this manner. And used over an undercoating of Dutch Boy red-lead it not only cuts your evaporation losses to a minimum, but gives the same weather-protection. We shall be pleased to help you solve any question of metal protec tion. Specialists in our Department of Technical Service have made a study of paint for the oil industry. Their knowledge is thoro. Their as sistance is free of charge. Address our nearest branch. Refinerymetal equipmentshould be inspected f.equently. Gases andrust-formingelements work together to produce corrosion. Oil company industrial plants find repair bills are reduced tohen red-lead is used on all metal equipment. Tankers areconstantly menaced by the rust-forming elements. Careshould be taken to keep the red-lead shield ir Tank (rucks should be inspected frequentlyforrepainting. Bumps andscraping remove the tough- The ideal paiitctitgcombination for oil storage and run-down tanks is an undercoating of red-lead and /mithing coats of white-lead. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, lit Broadway Boston, 800 Albany lit. Buffalo, II6 Oak St. Chicago, 900 West 18th St Cincinnati, 6sg Freeman Ave. Cleveland, 820 West Superior Ave. St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St. San Francisco, 48s California Sc. Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia, John T. Lewis It Bros. Co., 437 Chcstnuc St. Filling swoon metal equipment should be painted for two rea sons--Isoksand protection. Lead paint is idealfor both. DUTCH BOY RED LEAD This advertisement appears in The Oil and Gas Journal, Febru ary 24, 1927; National Petroleum News, February 16, 1927. 0000-NLI-000017666