This section is from the book "More Pot-Pourri From A Surrey Garden", by C. W. Earle. Also available from Amazon: More pot-pourri from a Surrey garden.
Shred common yellow household soap, and boil it down in a saucepan with sufficient whitening to make it into a thick paste. Put it in a jar, and use. a little on a rag when required. It will clean the paint perfectly, and will not turn it yellow. Never use soda for paint; it spoils it and marks it at once.
 
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