Repairing cloisonne

Dee Stubbs <dstubbs [at] magma__ca> writes

>Could any of the conservators on the List suggest a relatively
>simple, inexpensive method of repairing a small chip in  cloisonne
>enamel?

I have had good results using polyester resin. It can be tinted to
match color and transparency, doesn't yellow like epoxy, and is
reversible with acetone and methylene chloride. I recomend using a
"surfacing resin" which will cure to a hard, tack free surface. This
is hard enough to take a high polish, and soft enough to be finished
without damage to adjacent surfaces.

Jim Grant

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