varnish

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Nonfarmale’s transfer was deemed perfectly done, but discolored varnish was removed, holes and cracks were repaired, and, as is modern practice, restored areas were made congruent with the rest by delicate watercolor cross-hatching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“I did my best to strip the varnish away,” Sheff writes.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

By mixing this material with varnish, it could be applied as a paint.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Eilish will also use raw, plant-based ink and and water-based dispersion varnish.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Pocock had spent his days at Travers Island carefully sanding down the shell’s hull and then applying coat after coat of marine varnish, buffing each coat until the shell glistened.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown