Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Preservation of blades and armour in museums

Bob A · 25th August 2017, 04:52 PM

Here's a link to the possible problems resulting from use of wax, and the difficulty of removing same, in a museum environment.

Spoiler alert: I was taken aback by the curator's having to resort to using boiling xylene to effect removal.

Before I read the article, I had used Renaissance Wax on a keris blade that would benefit from treatment to restore pamor. Now I fear that it may not be possible. Fortunately I am a successful, even talented, procrastinator, so it's likely I'd never have made the attempt anyway.

Link:

http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic...35-01-001.html

25th August 2017, 04:52 PM	#14
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 412	Here's a link to the possible problems resulting from use of wax, and the difficulty of removing same, in a museum environment. Spoiler alert: I was taken aback by the curator's having to resort to using boiling xylene to effect removal. Before I read the article, I had used Renaissance Wax on a keris blade that would benefit from treatment to restore pamor. Now I fear that it may not be possible. Fortunately I am a successful, even talented, procrastinator, so it's likely I'd never have made the attempt anyway. Link: http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic...35-01-001.html