The body of a dog-cart, to be painted blue-black, should be well faced down with pumice-stone and water (it cracked, rub down to the tilling-up coats) and the under parts, to he painted red, cut well down with No. 2 sandpaper. The red parts should have a coat of flesh colour mixed with driers, linseed oil, and turps, a small portion of purple-brown or rose-pink being added to give it tone. The body should have a coat of dark lead colour, made as described above, but adding lampblack instead of the rose-pink. Let it stand for two days, then lightly sandpaper off and stop up any small places. If the body is to be blue, give it a coat of Prussian blue, and afterwards two coats of ultramarine, the first and second coats being so mixed that they will dry rather sharp, the last coat being glaze colour. This is made by adding about one-third varnish to some of the colour already mixed. If the body is to be black, apply a coat of dead black, to dry in about four hours, followed by a coat of japan. Let this stand for a day, then flatdowr. with pumice dust and water, thoroughly wash off every particle of dust, and give another coat.

The under-parts having been papered down and stopped up, give them two or three coats of carmine o. vermilion, bound with gold size and carriage varnish and thinned with turps, and made to dry as described for the blue. If the wheels, etc., are to be lined out, first flat them to give an even surface and prepare them for varnishing. If two coats of varnish are to be given, for the carriage use hard drying carriage, and for the body under coating body varnish, putting on a medinm coat only. After standing tor three or four days it is ready for flatting, previous to the last coat of varnish being put on. Be careful not to flat it more than is necessary to remove any small nibs, etc., as the more it is flatted oil the more absorbent the undercoat be-comes in a measure taking up the gloss of the finishing coat; wash off thoroughly, and give a good full coat,being sure not to get runs or fulness in any corners Use finishing body rarnish for the body and pile carriage varnish tor the underworks. Let the cart stand at Least two weeks before using it, sponging it in the meantime with plenty of water so as to harden the varnish.