Removing Varnish
Dear Aunt Daisy, Does any member of your "Chain’ know an easier way than footwear and elbow grease to remove varnish from inlaid lino? The varnish consists of shellac and methylated spirits. ?
"Frosty,"
Dannevirke.
That old method of mixing shellac and methylated spirits to use as a floor varnish is quite out of date and, indeed, was never satisfactory. Never use it nowadays, there are so many good floorwaxes and polishes made by experienced chemists in that field. There are two kinds of inlaid linoleum now,’ too, one shiny and one not. To remove your varnish wash off with a weak solution of sugar soap, being careful not to let the edges or joins get wet, or they will curl up. Inlaid lino ought not to be washed with water at all, only wiped over with a kerosene rag. When yours has dried after its wash, you may wipe it over with that kerosene rag, then use any good floor-wax or emulsion.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 666, 10 April 1952, Page 23
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164Removing Varnish New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 666, 10 April 1952, Page 23
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