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Originally Posted by Allan Rahbek
Virgil,
I would also like to thank you for sharing your expertise.
Is there any alternative to this Gamvar Varnish?
Are you familiar with the use of Egg White for varnishing ?
Allan
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Allan,
Yes, I am familiar with egg white as a varnish. It's a terrible idea.
Of course there are alternatives to Gamvar. Golden's MSA Varnish is a good one, which I had forgotten about until Valentino mentioned it, and Liquitex Soluvar. Winsor & Newton's Winton Picture Varnish is also pretty good. Gamvar is my personal first choice, however. It was developed by conservation scientist Rene De La Rie, of the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Virgil Elliott