Hello All,

I have what may be a dumb question, but here goes...a friend has a  
couple of nice aging oil paintings (early-mid this century) that need  
some attention (cleaning and inpainting), she lives in a rural area  
and does not have access geographically or budget-wise to painting  
conservators and has turned them over to someone who has promised to  
go over them with Salamander Oil and varnish them. I don't know what  
varnish, and I seem to remember earlier in my career equating  
salamander oil with snake oil or worse.  What does this stuff  
actually do?  Will it harm the painting?

Oh, thank you in advance.

Sarah

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