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  • July 2, 2015 at 10:51 am #993153
    yadwigha
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        I have this oil painting I did years ago (before I knew to gesso the canvas myself, even if the canvas label says it has been gessoed multiple times) and I just discovered it buried in my closet. It’s actually a decent painting and even though in certain sections the paint is lifting and chipping I was wondering if it was still salvageable. I’m pretty sure it’s an adhesion issue due to improper gesso. But I was wondering if putting a bunch of layers of varnish on it would somehow solidify the whole surface and stop it from lifting. It’s not flaking everywhere, just a few tiny areas. The painting is about 5 years old. Any thoughts?

        July 2, 2015 at 12:25 pm #1227901
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            It is nice to meet you!
            I suggest this question be asked in the Oil Painting Forum.
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            July 2, 2015 at 8:47 pm #1227902
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                Hi, nice to meet you.

                The oil people should be able to help you out for sure. They also have many threads with all sorts of info, if you’d rather look through those.

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                July 3, 2015 at 9:41 pm #1227904
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                    July 5, 2015 at 4:59 pm #1227903
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