Practical House, Wagon and Automobile Painter (1919) — Digital Download

Early automobile painting, as an instant download.

The Practical House, Wagon and Automobile Painter (1919) by W. F. White catches the trade at the motor age — early automobile painting alongside house and wagon work. A fun historical angle with real finishing instruction.

Inside this 1919 handbook:

W. F. White’s 1919 handbook is 178 pages of working knowledge — wood graining and marbling — written when every painter was also a finisher. For painters, decorators, and restorers, it is the old shop’s textbook.

Details:

• Complete 1919 edition scan — 172 pages
• Early auto-painting content
• The trade at the dawn of the motor age
• The full trade course: painting, finishing, and decoration
• Formulas and methods from the working shop
• Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
• PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships