14 Jan
2007
14 Jan
'07
2:02 p.m.
A water based paint like Latex? Would I just Home Depot House paint? :-)
-Chandra
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:52 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Browning plastic cases
On 13 Jan 2007 at 23:45, William Donzelli wrote:
It should be noted that painting the yellowed case
with a mild paint
is actually the most proper thing to do, in the mind of a professional
conservator. Even more proper, and as done with some aircraft at the
Gerber facility, is to apply a wax coating to the original finish, and
then paint over the wax. This allows the paint to be removed
completely and safely when it comes time to refinish the outer layer.
Yup. If you're just doing it for show, a water-based paint would do
the job, if you didn't handle it too much. Easy to remove--and
actually serves to preserve things by sealing out atmosphere and UV
rays.
Cheers,
Chuck