Don Snyder wrote: > Would your method work on such a large area?
I'm pretty sure it would but not with the peewee sandblast gun I used. The sort of thing used for commercial stone cleaning would probably be your best bet. Of course the sand will remove any applied paint etc. already on the surface and will *slightly* dull any engraved lines. >I suppose that, >as Chris Lusby Taylor commented, a circular arc could be treated rather than >the entire surface -- I have to think about how that would look. That sounds like a more manageable notion which was why I mentioned masking tape. There are probably commercial adhesive media made specially for sandblasting. >Also, I am >wondering if the wax treatment you suggest would be advisable because the >surface of the dial gets very very hot in full sun. The wax I applied is used by conservators indoors and outdoors on such things as public statuary. 'Eros' in London is/was? protected with it and the film is as thin as you can burnish it with a cloth. See: < http://www.antiquearmoury.co.uk.futuresite.register.com/_wsn/page12.html > in UK and < http://www.restorationproduct.com/ > in the USA. I have no connection with the makers of this material. >In case you are >interested, a picture of the dial appears on page 25 of the Sept 2000 >Compendium of the NASS. > >Please send me a copy of the .jpeg image of the dial you treated. > Will do, Tony M -
