Painting by Immersion and by Compressed Air: A Practical Handbook

The methods adopted for the class of work will, of course, depend upon the quality of the finish required. Cheap bedsteads may be done by dipping in one coat of black japan and...

Although the spraying of metal does not really come within the scope of this book, the process is so closely allied to paint spraying that it is considered advisable to devote a...

Certain parts are to be left unpainted, such as the plated fronts and glass lenses of cycle lamps. This is effected by the adoption of some system of masking. Such masks are, ho...

The forms of spraying apparatus having been selected, consideration must next be given to the following details, viz.:--(1) The supply and degree of pressure of the compressed a...

The process of painting various articles by dipping them bodily into specially prepared paint contained in a tank or other receptacle is a very old idea. It has, however, develo...

We now come to a consideration of the different appliances by means of which the actual spraying is effected, and in order to avoid any suspicion of partiality the review of ins...

The very latest method of finishing automobiles which have steel bodies is that at present in use by the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., at Trafford Park, Manchester, and elsewhere. The m...

Under the head of "Paints used for Dipping" some information has been given in respect to the paints suitable for that purpose. Some, but not all, paints are suitable for both d...

It need hardly be said that the paint employed for this purpose must be of a special character. There are several firms of manufacturers who make a speciality of this class of p...

An interesting Airostyle plant is shown in Figs. 95, 96 and 101, and is arranged for 16 operators to deal mainly with bronze lacquers, hence the somewhat simple arrangement with...

Some of the smaller and more delicate types of spraying apparatus are largely employed for such purposes as the following:--Black and white and water-colour drawing, photograph...

In dealing with this question, it should be pointed out that while some little gain is apparent in the actual time occupied in handling the article, which is mostly done on turn...

Until recent years, it appears to have been generally supposed that paint used for either the protection or ornamentation of various surfaces must necessarily be applied by mean...

As explained in previous chapters, this type of machine is of an entirely different and much simpler construction than those used for spraying oil paint, varnish, etc. Yet such...

By way of introduction to the subject of the application of paints, enamels, lacquers, varnishes, stains, etc., by means of compressed air, a few notes on the development of the...

Mr. M. E. McDonnell, Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Altoona, Pa., U.S.A., very kindly furnishes the author with the drawings which will be found on the following...

An old Idea largely Developed in Recent Years--Simple Forms of Paint Dipping--Painting Varnish Cans--Larger Plants--The Tank--The Agitators--McLennan Patent--Paint Proof Gear Bo...

The Requirements of a Good Dipping Paint--Specific Gravity of Pigments--White Dipping Paint--Gloss Paint--W. G. Scott on Dipping Paints--Proportion of Paste and Thinners--Asbest...

Bedsteads--Collapsible Gates--Dipping Sewing Machine Parts--Iron Rods--Iron Window Frames or Casements--Metal Furniture--Motor Parts (Metal)--Automatic Finishing of Pianos--The...

Plant for Twelve Operators--The Birmingham Small Arms Co.--Airostyle Plant for Sixteen Operators--The Davis Gas Stove Co., Ltd.--Fletcher, Russell & Co., Ltd.--Special Machines...

Protecting parts not to be Sprayed--Masks for Gas Meters--The Hart Patent Mask--Making Stencils--Stencil Paper--Four-ounce Stencil Metal--Zinc Stencils--Requirements of Special...

Temperature of Spraying Room--Fine Paint must be used--Firms who Specialize on Dipping and Spraying Paints, etc.--Stoving Enamels--Enamels--Hints on Stoving or Baking--Black Jap...

The Latest Method of Finishing Automobiles--Remarkable Speed of the Method--The Apparatus--Trough Tank used in the Process--The Kind of Paint or Japan Used--The Floco Process --...

The Aerograph--Electric Motor Outfit--Painting a Gasometer--Small Aerograph--The Aeron--Uniformity of Coats--Cup Aeron--Air Transformer--The Airostyle--Construction--"Ultra" typ...

Increase in the Use of Painting by Dipping and Spraying--The Remarkable Saving of Time Effected--The Durability Equal to Brush Painting--Scope of the Subject--Whitewashing Machi...

Type of Compressor--Air Main--Air Valves--Purifying Air--Small Compressors--Water Cooling--Air Pump and Tank Combined--General Arrangement of Accessories--The Supply of Paint--T...