For the conservator who needs top quality of acid free boards laminated in several ply with neutral paste, Canson Museum board is the answer. It is a natural and stable white containing no optical brighteners. Buffered against acid deterioration, mildew and rot resistant 100% rag. Conservation White Canson board is very white, natural and stable contianing no optical brighteners, suitable for mounting, matting and conserving art works. Also Conservation off White Canson board is 100% pulp highly fade resistant, with one side slightly textured.
Archival Tapes - Specialty tapes of 3/4" and 1" single and double sided tapes are price economically and meet the expectation of archival quality. Archival tapes are one of the archival items needed for conservators, and anyone who wants to keep their art work for a long time.
Archival corrugated boards has calcium carbonated buffer that offers additional protection from atmospheric pollutants. The board is made of bleached cellulose fibers and is acid free and lignin free. This archival corrugated boards are sold in carton of 25 sheets and comes in double or single wall.
Archival fluted polypropylene boards are translucent in 4mm and 6mm of size 32" x 40" and 48" x 96". This boards are mainly used to mount pictures or prints and are of archival quality.
Restoration is an art and science of repairing art works. All works of art that undergo preservation or restoration must be inspected thoroughly. Different methods are used for different media and different types of damage. The type of damage that affects a work depends on the kind of support used. We in Straits Commercial Art Co. has different types of adhesive - fish glue, Salianski Isinglass Glue, water soluble adhesive, water reversible adhesive, synthetic Neutral ph adhesive,
Synthetic resin which is UV-resistant, highly durable and lightfast varnish , is very useful for picture fading caused by over exposure of picture to ultra violet light.
Preventol on extra mixed with water and alcohol is used as preservative and disinfection from bacteria and fungi.
Gold leaf - the metallic leaves are sold in 5.5" x 5.5" square of 25 pieces in a book. There are two method of gliding with gold leaf - the water gilding and oil gilding. We offer oil base gilding and waterbase guilding from Charbonnel. The water guilding requires more skill , more careful preparation of surface. It is use for jobs that need to be done very quickly.
There are two types of oil gold size available the 3 hour oil gold size, and 12 hours oil gold size. The oil based size is heated in a closed container and is a high quality product which results ensure long lasting gilding work.
