>hi all :) > >LIquid Gold...... IEEEE!!!!! ICK!! OOGY!!! :P**** > > [snip] besides doesn't a bit of dust and dirt lend character to a piece? > >kathy. No it doesn't. Not when the primary objective is preservation. Neither dirt nor harmful chemicals solve the problem. (Kathy, I do hope you were kidding.) HBC ***************************************** Henry B. Crawford Curator of History [log in to unmask] Museum of Texas Tech University 806/742-2442 Box 43191 FAX 742-1136 Lubbock, TX 79409-3191 *********All opinions expressed are mine**********