Bachelor Ways
Dear Aunt Daisy, My married life almost came to an end the other night, when my husband put a pot of cream enamel into his shirt drawer. Don’t ask me why-he says it’s where he has always kept it before he was
married, That would have been all right, but he left the top partly off the tin. The result was paint over four brand new shirts, What are we to do? I should be very grateful if you could tell me by way of The Listener just what to-do about. the paint. "Janet." Well, Janet, don’t despair. There are certain types of disinfectants, and metal polishes, which are quite good for removing paint. Soak them for a while, then wash. Also one of our favourite household cleaners; but you can also buy amyl acetate from the chemist, and that is very good for removing paint marks. You can also buy’ specially prepared paint thinners, which are often very good.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 380, 4 October 1946, Page 26
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162Bachelor Ways New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 380, 4 October 1946, Page 26
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