stick to. (Dirt, grease, dampness or

scale under it.)

4. Because the under-coating is more

elastic than that over it. (Cracks.)

5. Because not protected when drying.

(Wet paint sensitive.)

PAINTING

"To be a painter have a heart and colors"

     —Munkacsy.

Painting is paint plus painter, plus the painter's employee. It is possible to-day to get paint uniformly well prepared for almost any purpose. A painter or paint-user of the present time who attempts to mix and grind his own paints is as unlikely to succeed as if he were to attempt to make his own varnishes, brushes, etc. The coating of structural steel with paint is for the special purpose of   preventing   air   and  water