Subject: Weatherproof varnish for oil paintings
I am a painting conservator working in a London studio. We have been asked to treat a small series of decorative oil paintings (transferred from oak panel to silk and plywood) which will be outside, unprotected, on two separate occasions later in the year. We would be interested in any ideas on the best varnish system to use, to offer protection in case of rain. The surface coating needn't be a long-term solution, since the paintings will not be exposed in this way in the future, but must at least be reversible after 3-4 months. We are considering Paraloid B72, perhaps with an additional waxy coating. *** Conservation DistList Instance 15:56 Distributed: Thursday, February 14, 2002 Message Id: cdl-15-56-017 ***Received on Monday, 11 February, 2002