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Treatment; 01 Aug 1995; Surface clean,fill and paint missing areas,repaint knob,ensure it is secure.; Ceramics & Glass

Reason: Loan; Photography; Permanent Exhibition
Description: Cleaned by rolling cotton wool swabs impregnated with Ariel automatic (anionic and non ionic synthetic surfactants,sodium tripolyphosphate) in tap water rinsed with tap water to remove residues.Applied Nitromors water soluble (methylene chloride,sodium hydroxide,cellulose) to previous repairs to soften,removed using a scapel,and rinsed with tap water. Brushed edges to be filled using a stencil brush with and Ariel automatic (anionic and non ionic synthetic surfactants,sodium tripolyphosphate) and tap water. On glazed missing area filled using Missing areas filled with Hxtal NYL-1 (epoxy) 3:1 resin to hardener mixed with Aerosil R5805 (fumed silica) and Winsor and Newton fine dry artist's pigments (comp. variable). and painted using Maimeri restoration colours (comp. variable) and Rustin's plastic coating (urea formaldehyde). On underside of lids filled using FEW surface filler (polyester) and painted using Rustin's white polish (bleached shellac,ethanol,methanol) and Winsor and Newton fine dry artist's pigments (comp. variable).
Details: Treatment