Painting

PAINTING.

With the hanging of the doors and the setting of the hardware, the mechanical processes will he completed, and the building will be turned over to the painters for finishing.

Here the methods and materials will differ little from ordinary painter's work, and mainly in the lesser amount of woodwork and the greater amount of finished metal and plaster work to be treated.

All iron or steel work which is to be painted must be perfectly clean and free from rust or moisture. Rust spots may be removed by scraping or burning, and fine ornamental work should be thoroughly cleaned, and the paint carefully applied in thin coats so as not to obscure the pattern.

Plaster which is to be painted must be free from flaws or cracks, and both the plaster and the wall behind it must be thoroughly dry. Plastered walls should be brushed over just before painting, and the surface sized or printed.

Completion.

With the. departure of the painters, it will remain' only to see that the building is thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom, and all paint spots removed from glass, marble, and all other exposed material.

The. superintendent should carefully review all notes and mem oranda made during the progress of the work, and be prepared to furnish a complete and detailed account of proceedings, including a record of all orders received and given, materials rejected, and the defects which warranted their rejection.

A diary should be kept, recording the state of the weather, the number of men of the different trades employed, the progress from day to day, a record of accidents, and any other data which would be likely to prove of value or interest. A record of this sort will not only be of possible value to the owner, but will contain data which may be of great value to the superintendent as a guide for future operations.