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Whitewash Requires Some Kind Of Grease In It To Make It Most Durable

Categories: Live Stock and Dairy

Any kind of grease, even though it be old and partly spoiled, will

answer all right, though tallow is best. The grease imparts to the

whitewash an oil property the same as in good paint. Tallow will stay

right on the job for years, and the cheapest of it will do. In order to

prepare this grease and get it properly incorporated into the white

wash, it is necessary to put the grease in a vessel on the stove, and

boil it
nto a part of the whitewash so as to emulsify it and get it

into such condition that it can be properly incorporated with the

whitewash mixture. No. 3 - For every barrel of fresh lime, add 16 pounds

of tallow, 16 pounds of salt and 4 pounds of glue, dissolved. Mix all

together and slack; keep covered, and let stand a few days before using.

Add water to bring the right consistency to spread readily. For nice

inside work strain it. When less than a barrel of lime is used, the

quality of the wash does not seem so good. It is better to apply hot,

but it does well cold.



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