BATHROOM WALLS
PAINT AND PAPER. Bathroom walls that are tiled are easy enough to wash down, and if a little paraffin is added to the water the tiles will be given an added lustre. Walls that are covered with washable paper need more care, as if too much water is used and allowed to soak in the paper will be softened and the varnished surface will be spoiled. The best method is to have ready two absorbent cotton cloths, one that has been wetted in lukewarm water and rubbed with soap and the other wrung dry. With the soapy -cloth wash over lightly a small patch of paper, then dry it immediately with the wrungout cloth. Before wetting the next patch of paper get the drying cloth ready by washing and wringing it out well, so that as little time as possible elapses between the washing and the drying of the patch. Painted walls are best cleaned by rubbing them with a piece of flannel soaked in linseed oil. They are then polished with a soft cloth. This method both cleans and preserves the paint.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 June 1938, Page 4
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185BATHROOM WALLS Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 June 1938, Page 4
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