Consolidants, coatings and adhesives

Example project

Consolidation of flaking surfaces 

In the field of cultural objects conservation efficient stabilisation of fragile and failing, multilayered decorative coatings is a complex and challenging task. 

Further reading

• Establishing the fracture properties of delaminating multilayered decorative coatings on wood and their changes after consolidation with polymer formulations
  
• East Asian Lacquer

Scientific literature

• A preliminary examination of urushi-based conservation options for the treatment of photodegraded Japanese lacquer using scanning electron microscopy and profilometry
  
• Animal glues: a review of their key properties relevant to conservation

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