Comparative Examinations of Cleaned Paint Surfaces

by Paul-Bernhard Eipper (Author, Editor)

This volume explains four different methods for examining paint surfaces. It adopts several examination tools to compare untreated and treated surfaces of oil and acrylic paints, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), computer-aided laser profilometry, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and 3D-measurement technology. Samples of historic oil paints, contemporary oil paints, and modern acrylic paints, are examined within, using subjective and objective measurements, to reveal ideal surface cleaning systems and methods for painting surfaces. The book presents tests of several surface active materials on oil paints and acrylic paint surfaces, including latex sponges and demineralized water, saliva, cellulose ethers, and microporous sponges

About the Author
Paul-Bernhard Eipper, PhD, is Head of Conservation at the Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria, and has been President of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Austria. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany. His main field of interest is the aqueous cleaning of oil and acrylic paint surfaces, and he is the author of numerous articles and books.