Here are instructions on painting a farm waggon. The body is to be blue lined out with red and white, the undercarriage is to be blood red picked out with black, and the lettering is to be in golden yellow. To prepare the body for the two coats of blue, three coats of dark lead colour should be given, any screw- or nail-holes being stopped up between the second and third coats. The blue generally used on this kind of work can be obtained at most colour warehouses ready ground, and for use requires thinning down only. The first coat of blue should be made to dry in about eight hours; the second coat should have a good proportion of varnish added to give a better surface to line out upon. This second coat will require flatting. This will make the varnish adhere properly, and will remove any nibs on the surface. For lining out, use vermilion mixed stiff with carriage varnish and thinned down with turpentine from the dipper when in use. These lines must be allowed to dry before putting on the white lines, for which tub white lead mixed with pale varnish may be used. To prepare the underworks, give two coats of colour made of tub white lead, driers, linseed oil, and turpentine, with sufficient red lead added to give tone.

Blood-red paint may beobtaine I ready ground, and is known as ruddle; should a brighter red be required, give two coats of Chinese red mixed with gold size, turpentine, and varnish. For picking out the carriage, use drop black ground up with varnish. For the lettering, deep orange chrome toned down with white as desired should be used. For a lasting job the cart should be given a coat of undercoating varnish, followed by a coat of finishing carriage varnish, care being taken to flat down between successive coats and to wash off thoroughly, so as to remove any particles of dirt, as should any get into the varnishing brush the whole job will be spoiled.