October 30th to Nov. 3rd: Panel Cleaning & Consolidation Complete

This week cleaning procedures were completed to all 13 panel paintings. Post-cleaning, a consolidant was applied to areas of paint loss in order to secure edges of original paint. The consolidant also acts as another protective layer for the zinc panels.

An isolation varnish was then applied to the painted surface of the 13 panels to prepare then for the next stages of treatment, along with adding an extra layer of protection while treatments were carried out to the reverse.

Corrosion was then carefully removed from the reverse of the panels, followed by application of corrosion inhibitor and a consolidant to act as a protective barrier.