LIQUID GLASS.
We were shown (says the Sydney Morning Herald) a specimen of what is termed “ liquid glass,” and which is intended to be employed in lieu of paint for houses. The instructions ’ for its application are as follows :—No. 1 liquid is to he used first, and put on with an ordinary paint brush, care being taken that every part of the stone, brick, cement, or wood, is covered. It should then be allowed to dry for six hours, when No. 2 liquid may be applied in a similar manner. If desired, any coloring matter, such as umber, ochre, &c., may be mixed with both liquids. The brushes must he washed after using either liquids. It should, however, only be applied in fine weather, when the walls are dry. Among the several advantages claimed for this liquid glass is that it prevents the ravages of the white ant in wood buildings. It has not as yet been put to very severe tests, but a gentleman residing at North Shore speaks very highly of it, having had his house painted with it, and the results, so far, have been satisfactory. After No. 1 liquid is put on, it must be allowed to dry before No. 2 is added, when, after a time, they will combine, as it were, by a process of coagulation, and form a hard substance, as durable perhaps as the stone to which it has been applied. The mixture, it is said, is not likely to be rubbed off by the rain or effect of the weather, because it penetrates into the pores of the stone, and there solidifies. The specific gravity of the two liquids is almost the same, although they are made of different substances. A patent has been obtained here for the liquid glass which is manufactured by the St. George’s Chemical Works Company at Neutral Bay, the works being superintended by Mr. Patrick Hayes.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4468, 15 July 1875, Page 3
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321LIQUID GLASS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4468, 15 July 1875, Page 3
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