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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, March 28, 1961 Many Uses Found For New Homeowners who are handy with woodworking tools are dis- covering new functional and de- corative uses for an engineered wood product which a few years ago was consigned strictly to unseen structural functions. The product is hardboard. Not until it took on its perfor- ated "new look' did the versa- tility of hardboard become re- cognized. The familiar brownish, screen-back panel still is a fa- vorite of the do-it-yourselfer, and now there are more than 50 other factory produced tex- tures, colors and finishes. It us- ually fills the bill when you need a material that has no grain, is uniform in color, sur- face, thickness and size and is resistant to mars, dents and scratches. New wood grained finish, plas- tic laminated, striated, emboss- .ed and other textured or light colored prefinished boards can be used to panel living room accent walls, or family and re- creation rooms. Applied with clips, adhesive or pre-colored nails, the panels go up quickly. The cost is less than some other kinds of wood paneling. Many of the wood grained | finish and other pre-finished hardboard wall panels need no further work, others require a | clear sealer of a coat of lacquer | or wax. Hardboard also takes paint easily. Perhaps the most familiar use | of hardboard in the home is the | Seal Needed For Hardboard The surface of hardboard is of uneven density, and unless it is properly sealed paint will be absorbed unevenly, giving a mottled appearance. For interior use, hardboard should be sealed with any of the! following before the topcoat is applied: latex paint, shellac, enamel undercoater, or primer sealer. When the undercoat has dried, apply the decorative coat. For exterior, use only tem- pered hardboard. All sides and edges should be sealed with house paint primer. Then use a house paint made by the manufacturer of the primer. Where high gloss and resistance to abrasion is desired, use ex- terior trim paints or exterior enamels. Putting Paint On Aluminum Many aluminum manufactur- ers offer their products in a var- | jety of factory-applied paint fin- Product perforated board used for utility "hanging" walls wiih slip-in hooks for utensils and tools. The perforated board also can pro- vide display walls in bedrooms and kitchens, and often is used for cabinet doors. Backed by an insulation batt, the perforated panels can double as acoustical protection. Built-in projects, shelves, cab- inets hardboard achieved its first real popularity with the do-it-yourselfer. Tempered hardboard, treated to withstand effects of weather and moisture, can be used out- doors as fencing, gable facing and the like, and indoors where moisture--resistance is required, as in basements or utility rooms. A variety of hardboard siding products now on the market make possible clapboard, ver- ticle plank, batten-board and other treatments. These can be used alone, combined with other sidings, or to set off brick and stone. The smooth surface takes paint evenly and needs repaint- ing only ever four or five years, according to the Ameri- can Hardobard Assn. Screen Check Spring Chore ig 1s ome best Jie » rust which could lead to serious damage later on. ! Aluminum, brass and copper screens do not rust in the usual sense, but they are subject to corrosion. When it rains, cor- roded screening will cause an ugly downwash on the wood- work or masonry below the win- dows. Special screen enamels are available which are think, high- 'gloss coatings that do not clog the mesh. They give the wire a tough, rust-resistant finish and also can be used on the frames. Before applying the screen enamel, clean the mesh thor- oughly with a cloth saturated with turpentine or odorless paint thinner. Next, remove any rust with steel wool and prime bare spots with a metal primer. When priming galvanized steel screening, use the metal- lic zinc paint called zinc dust- zinc oxide paint. If you wish, you can tint this metallic paint with oil color. Aluminum screens should be primed with zinc chromate. If you wish to retain the orig- inal color of copper, brass or aluminum screening, you can protect them with a coat of clear spar varnish or exterior lacquer. With WATER HEATING You can enjoy all the hot water you'll ever need, with no waiting, when you install a completely automatic GAS WATER HEATER. NATURAL GAS... TODAY YOUR FUEL DOLLAR OES FURTHER . H 4 RL 7 7 Here's How Natural Gas Serves You IS FASTER HOME HEATING Gas heating equipment costs less to buy, less to install and far less to maintain. Enjoy the clean, quiet, economical world of "THE MODERN FUEL FOR THE MODERN HOME! ~ o 7 <& Q Ll} IS BETTER NATURAL GAS. ishes. However, it is easy for do-it-yourselfers to paint unpro- tected aluminum at home. New aluminum must phoric acid compound to re- move its surface oil film. The soution should be left on for about 10 minutes and then rins- ed away with clean water. Weathered aluminum must be thoroughly free of loose dirt and oxide by wire brushing or light- ly sanding the surface, followed by removing any oil and grease with detergent or paint thinner. When the aluminum surface is thoroughly clean and dry, it should be primed with any qual- ity conventional primer of ei- ther metal or wood variety. However, for particularly cor- rosive atmospheres, the best primer is a coat of zinc chro- mate. Aluminum paint can be used as a prime coat, and if its color is acceptable, can also be used as the finish coat. After the prime coat has dried hard follow with one or two coats of finish paint. 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