This section is from the book "Your Home And Its Decoration", by The Sherwin-Williams Company. See also: Nell Hill's Feather Your Nest: It's All in the Details.
The surface shall first be cleaned and entirely free from grease and moisture. Three coats of Sherwin-Williams Inside Floor Paint shall then be applied, allowing forty-eight hours, or until perfectly dry, between each coat.
The surface shall first be cleaned and entirely free from grease and moisture. Two coats of Sherwin-Williams Inside Floor Paint shall then be applied, allowing forty-eight hours, or until perfectly dry, between each coat. (All stencils applied with Flat-tone Glaze Colors.)
All cracks and seams shall be thoroughly cleaned out, and after applying the first liquid coat they shall be filled with Sherwin-Williams Crack and Seam Filler.
All plastered walls in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First apply a coat of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone, color to be selected by owner or architect, thinned bulk for bulk with a mixture composed of equal parts raw linseed oil and pure spirits turpentine. Apply second coat of. Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone, thinned four parts Flat-tone with one part of liquid composed of equal parts pure spirits turpentine and pure raw linseed oil. Apply third or last coat of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone, thinned two parts Flat-tone with one part pure spirits turpentine only.
Sherwin-Williams Wall Varnish Size can be used instead of the first coat of Flat-tone, if desired.
All rough or smooth plastered walls and relief parts in the following rooms shall first be finished as specified above for "Flat-tone Finish." After allowing this surface to dry thoroughly, a coat of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone Glaze Color, in shades selected by owner or architect, shall be applied. Flat-tone Glaze Colors shall be reduced with Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone Glazing Liquid.
The wall shall first be sized with a glue size or with Sherwin-Williams Special Wall Size. Mix Sherwin-Williams Decotint with cold water, using only enough water to make a heavy paste and stir thoroughly, until all lumps have disappeared before thinning down to proper brushing consistency. Then apply one or two coats with wide Kalsomine brush.
First apply a coat of Brighten-Up Stain Ground as it comes from the can. After forty-eight hours, or when thoroughly dry, a coat of Brighten-Up Stain, in shade selected, shall be applied.
Note : - A dull finish can be produced by applying one coat of Sherwin-Williams Velvet Finish Varnish after previous coats are thoroughly dry.
 
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