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* * * * Spred Luster * * * * A c o mpar at iv el y new type pletely removed by washing, semi-gloss wall paint, made of of paint, called Spred Lus without any observable wear the usual ingredients with lin ter, has recently been marketeidn.g away of the paint and with seed oil. It is a widely-advertised paint out any alteration in the Although the label on the of the synthetic resin emulsion smoothness of the surface. An can said that warm soapy wa type, the type which became exception, however, was with ter would do a good brush very popular during the period a severe type of stain made cleaning job, it was found nec of shortage in the supply of with iodine. The removal of essary to use mineral spirits linseed and other drying dlls. this required the use of an after first washing the brush in A test of this paint conducted abrasive which altered the sur the soap and water. by CR indicated that Spred face thickness and gloss. The Finally, age tests, which were Luster could be easily thinned painted panels were judged to made to determine color fast with water as the directions wash as well as the average ness, showed that yellowing stated and that it brushed easi took place at a faster rate with ly at normal spreading rate. As applied, this paint had rather high hiding power, but Please. . . Be patient. As this goes to the printer, it Is only the this paint than with a good wall paint. CR feels that Spred Luster its hiding power after it was last week in September, but which is said to require "no dry was somewhat low. (This effect is just the opposite of that which is noted with a good oil paint, which usually shows already our mall looks like the mail-order division of a big-city department store the week.before Christmas. Even if it were possible to undercoating or sizing," coat, does not give as satisfactory ajob as wall primer and semigloss paint of the usual oil type. better hiding power as it dries.) Spred Luster produced a very hard coat after drying, and this coat was quite brittle. When used to cover a pre secure on short notice help of adequate competence to handle orders and corres pondence as promptly as we should wish, we wouldn't have space for desks and . It may be somewhat less ex pensive in use due to present shortages and high prices of paint materials. However, for the general run ofinterior house viously painted surface which other office equipment for painting, where the highest was showing slight cracking, it did not fill the cracks very well, and its surface was not quite smooth, compared with them. Our earlierplans for expandingour present quar ters could not be carried out, because of governmen tal restrictions on building standards of quality are not necessary, particularly on sur faces rather poorly adapted to high-grade painting, such is regular wall enamel. How and today's prices for build wallboard, Spred Luster seemed ever, it did not produce a crack ing or peeling surface Itself dur ing the test. While beingapplted andwhile ing materials and labor make new construction of office space impracticable at the present time. We ask you to keep in to be a very practical paint and it Would have the decided advantage over some other types of paint that it can be drying it gave off very little odor and dried rapidly. (In fact, unless care was taken, it showed lap marks for this rea son, when painting up to a sur mind the fact that, because of the rush of orders, it will often require at least four weeks to complete the pro cessing of a subscription or der after it is in our hands, brought back to its original good appearance by washing several times, unless it had been stained with one of the more difficult stains. It is not face which had only been painted a minute or two previ ously.) When samples were marked and to send the initial ma terial. The answering of requests forinformationmayattimes require as long as three to possible to say at this time whether this paint will stand up well over a long period of years. by various staining materials, it was found that marks made by a lead pencil (graphite), a fountain pen ink, and black India ink were easily and com four weeks. The inquirer will facilitate the handling of such requests if he will enclose a stamped addressed envelope for reply. B. Intermediate Spred Luster (TheGiidden Co., Cleve land, Ohio) $4.98 per gal. (makes 5 qt. when thinned). Available in 11 different shades. CONSUMERS' RESEARCH XETUt NOVEMBER. 1917 19 GLD32089