[MR] Fwd: Fwd: [SCA_S&I] People licking paints

[Dexter Guptill]

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From: Dexter Guptill <3fgburner at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Fwd: [SCA_S&I] People licking paints
To: Sandra Rangel <arwynn16 at gmail.com>


That's pretty straightforward... Varnish or clear-coat over the
restored paint. Then spray regularly with oleoresin capsicum.

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Sandra Rangel <arwynn16 at gmail.com> wrote:
> She also told us about talking to some restorers who are working on
> painted walls at a church somewhere in Greece.  She said when they
> were talking one of the local villagers came in and started licking
> the walls - which is why the restorers were there in the first
> place.  They had to practically drag the person out of the place and
> told Sylvana it's been an ongoing problem.  They are trying to figure
> out how to seal the paints when they get done to keep them from
> getting damaged again.  Apparently the problems they were trying to
> fix were caused by people coming in and licking the walls.  I asked
> if she didn't mean "kiss" the walls instead (like they sometimes do
> with icons) and she said no, they were actually licking.

Erich von Kleinfeld, mka
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