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The conservators first had the painting X-rayed to make sure that the surface varnish and toning did not disguise extensive paint loss or severe abrasions.
The wall paintings are made with Tibetan traditional craft and contain multiple ground layers, white preparation layer, paint layer and a thick surface varnish which contained drying oil (maybe tung oil) and pine resin.
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A pocket-size incense box has a surface resembling varnished rosewood and a tiny, wooden cleat inset in one corner to simulate an old repair of a crack in the wood.
Avoid giving your rabbit anything plastic (except for solid, strong, non-toxic plastic found in baby toys), and avoid items with lacquers, painted surfaces, varnishes, etc. Experiment.
For the same reason it was not possible to confirm the hypothesis of an oil gilding (oil-based size or 'mordant' to adhere the gold to the surface): the varnish covers the entire surface, obstructing this specific analysis.
The conservator might not be aware that arsenic is likely to be present in, and at the surface of, varnish layers further away from the degraded arsenic-containing paint layers.
The 810 nm ultra-high resolution OCT (UHR-OCT) developed at NTU has an axial resolution of 1.2 μm (in the direction perpendicular to the painting surface) in varnish and paint, and a transverse resolution of 7 μm (in the plane of the painting surface) [19].
On both sides of their surface, nail varnish was applied to maintain the reference surfaces for the determination of dentin loss.
Sand and varnish the surface again if possible.
With erupting molars at risk for caries, the respondents frequently applied topical fluoride to the occlusal surfaces even though fluoride varnish applied topically to the fissure did not markedly reduce the rate of caries in the studies of Holm et al. [ 26].
When finished painting, varnish any surfaces that might get touched.
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