Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Sun, 11 Apr 1999 23:10:10 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Kevin O'Brien wrote:
> We should come into this century and look at the acrylic resins as modern
> varnishes. There are Rohm & Hass products Paraloid B67 & other used by art
> conservators. These use naptha ('mineral turps') as a solvent and are a lot
> less toxic.
Kevin, I think your point about "coming into this century" might be well
taken, although I could argue that the others have had the test of time.
However, I think one of the things on my shelf is that Paraloid B67 ... if
so, I'll give it a try. I'm not looking for protection, incidentally, but
for looks... finding a coat which *improves* the look, ie, returns some of
the "wet look" has been the problem.
Maybe it's not possible... maybe I'll do a conceptual piece on the
search...
However, from memory, my info on "mineral turps", ie, naptha , is that
that's not very user-friendly either...
meanwhile, thanks, to be continued....
Judy
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