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Dmitry · 6th April 2012, 05:26 PM

I was somewhat partial to the wax, until I found out that it can be damaging to the object it's on. The moisture-repelling properties of a microcristalline wax, i.e. the Renaissance Wax have been overblown, it appears.
Here's an article from the Journal of the American Institute of Conservation, which casts serious doubts on the waxing.
http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic...35-01-001.html
Imho, the conservation product ideally must be easily removable. The wax appears to be incredibly difficult to remove, if the need arises.

6th April 2012, 05:26 PM	#10
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	I was somewhat partial to the wax, until I found out that it can be damaging to the object it's on. The moisture-repelling properties of a microcristalline wax, i.e. the Renaissance Wax have been overblown, it appears. Here's an article from the Journal of the American Institute of Conservation, which casts serious doubts on the waxing. http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic...35-01-001.html Imho, the conservation product ideally must be easily removable. The wax appears to be incredibly difficult to remove, if the need arises.