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I′ron-work paint.

Graphite and hot coal-tar.

Solution of silicate of soda (20° Baume), 2 parts; zinc oxide, 1 part.

Asphaltum and resin, equal parts, dissolved in spirits of turpentine.

For machinery: caoutchouc, 2 pounds; resin, 4 pounds; shellac, 2 pounds; 5 gallons of benzine.

For wrought-iron structures: scrub with wire brushes, fill crevices with a putty of litharge, linseedoil, varnish, and white lead; repeat the brushing; apply a paint of white-lead, 300 pounds; crude linseed-oil, 10 gallons; boiled linseed-oil, 2 gallons; turpentine, 1 1/4 gallons. Blow white sand on to a second coat of the same. [1206]

Rub the work with heavy petroleum.

Galvanizing-paint: zinc powder and oil varnish.

Rub the red-hot iron with wax, tallow, pitch, or coal-tar. See also varnish.

For bright-work; during transportation and at sea: tallow, with a little white-lead to give it consistence. It is rubbed off when the machine is set up, or the vessel is nearing port.

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