Consolidating friable brick

From: Sophie Haake <*s.haake<-a*> Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 · s.haake<-a

Brittany Bishop <blbishop37 [at] yahoo__com> writes

>... I was wondering if I could get some
>opinions on the consolidants that I am thinking about experimenting
>with to find one appropriate for the very friable, porous Roman
>brick that I am conserving.

Based on the results of several research projects in northern
Germany I would recommend to use silicic acid ethylester for
consolidation of bricks (for example KSE 100 by Remmers).

Sophie Haake
Dipl. Restauratorin (FH) Sophie Haake-Harig
Antikensammlung
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Bodestr. 1-3
10178 Berlin
+49 30 2090 5228

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