ArtRight.com's preferred retouch varnish!

• better spray nozzle (and pattern) than other brands

• less odor than other brands

• trusted name brand

• new improved "seamless" no-leak can

Before applying any varnish to an oil painting, the painting should be "oiled out" by applying artists' grade linseed oil to its surface, then allowing the oil to soak in for a few days.  This procedure should be repeated several times until no dull areas remain.  Then, when dry to the touch, the painting should be dusted off with a soft brush, then gently wiped clean with a soft cloth and artists' grade mineral spirits.

Retouch varnish gives recently completed oil paintings a protective coating, while still allowing them to fully cure.  Although a typical oil painting may be dry to the touch within a week of completion, it takes AT LEAST 6 months to fully cure.  Retouch varnish remains permeable to air, thereby allowing a painting to continue to cure.

Because retouch varnish will remain "tacky" for several days, a freshly varnished painting should not be framed for at least several days (preferably one week).  Otherwise, the painting may be "glued" into the frame, resulting in damage when later removed from the frame.

6 months to a year after being coated with retouch varnish, an oil painting can be coated with a final "picture" varnish.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:

Allow painting to dry as long as possible (at least a week).  Test the spray before applying to finished work.  Shake well before use.  Use at room temperature.  Place the artwork either in a horizontal or slightly inclined position.  Spray a light even coating from top to bottom holding 10-12 inches from the painting.  Varnish may be removed with mineral spirits., but this is unnecessary unless the surface is dirty.  Use only in a well ventilated area.  After use clear nozzle by spraying with can inverted.