Please note that this is a scanned copy of a paper originally published in 1977, so the text is not as clear as in documents created as pdf files. Reports on a test of different paint systems on Baltic redwood that had previously been weathered for seven months. Some panels had been treated with wood preservative before the initial weathering, others were left untreated. The paint systems tested were: emulsion, lead, lead-free, and aluminium primers all overcoated with alkyd undercoat and gloss. 2 pages only.