What kind of Varnish over Damar Retouch?

[Julie Deane]

Hi -

I have a painting which kept having spots that needed retouch varnish even after oiling out. Since it needed to go in a show, I used plenty of the Damar retouch, so now it's quite shiny. My question is - I would prefer to use a modern varnish like Gamlin which will not turn as yellow as Damar probably will eventually. Is there any problem in putting this over the Damar retouch stuff?

[Chris Saper]

Julie,

I would suggest that you email the Gamblin company and ask your question there. Let us know what you find out.

[Allan Rahbek]

One thing that is important is to let the painting dry well before the final varnish, or it will keep on being uneven in the glare.

Allan

[Julie Deane]

Okay, I'll email them and see if they can give me an answer.

[Steven Sweeney]

Meanwhile, the Gamblin site has a lot of interesting information on varnishes and varnishing. See, for example:

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[Julie Deane]

Thanks, Steven -

I've learned that next tiime, if I want to use a Gamblin varnish, I dilute it as recommended and use it as a retouch varnish.

I tried to email Mr. Gamblin, but the email address on the website I found for him didn't work - I got my message bounced back to me.