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Old 11-20-2008, 02:33 PM   #10
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Gamsol will work just fine for cleaning those paintings.

You will find differing schools of thought about traditional varnishes such as damar and mastic. I personally find them completely acceptable, others will not. That said, I use a synthetic varnish on all my commissioned works as I have gotten the look just right.
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