Hey All,

It is Cape Fear Museum's practice to seal our storage crates with paint
which we give several weeks to off-gass before use.  We are planning to
store framed works on paper in new crates and it has been suggested that we
seal them with Ace Hardware's Royal Gloss Enamel Polyurethane Porch & Floor
paint (a "solvent base acrylic coating") because it is waterproof and our
storage is in a basement subject to occasional leaks. The MSD sheet lists
the hazardous components as "Petroleum distillate, aliphatic" (I must admit
the last time I studied chemistry was in high school, and no, I won't say
how long ago that was).  Has anyone had experience with this product?  I
would appreciate any comments that can be provided.

Thanks,

Tim

Timothy S. Bottoms
Museum Registrar
Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington, North Carolina  28401-4731
910.341.4350 x 3011
910.341.4037 (fax)

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