Oct 24, 2019 · Hello All, I have recently applied Gamblin’s Gamvar Gloss varnish over a large oil painting on board with a very smooth surface. It now reflects glare from any light terribly and …

Dec 18, 2013 · Hello everyone, I recently started using Gamvar varnish after reading about its qualities and how it was developed. I like it a lot apart from one problem […]

Mar 31, 2014 · I did GamVar retouch varnish, i want to know how long before it’s safe to ship. It’s a small painting on a 8×10″ panel, and i was planning on shipping it via USPS, covering the …

Jun 18, 2016 · So I varnished my last two paintings (acrylic) with Gamvar and they came out in a splotchy mess. Really shiny and really dull spots. The dull spots […]

Jun 23, 2018 · I have had good results using Gamvar removable conservation varnish as a final unifying varnish. It seems to dry much more evenly than acrylic based varnishes. They make it …

Apr 19, 2010 · I’ve been oil painting for about 4 years and have been using damar retouch varnish before framing/selling my dry-to-touch pieces, with the intention of using a damar varnish …

Mar 29, 2020 · Gamblin recommends using Gamsol to remove Gamvar which is probably the weakest of all the various Odorless Mineral Spirits out there, so pretty much any OMS is going …

Feb 7, 2021 · The newer, synthetic resin varnishes, such as GamVar offered by Gamblin, can be applied full-strength only a few weeks after the painting has been oiled-out. I used to …

Feb 25, 2021 · This is GAMVAR over a dry oil painting, oiled out with a tiny bit of linseed oil. No matter what I do, I cannot seem to get […]

Nov 6, 2015 · I guess, a thin layer of GamVar can’t make a great trouble. Oil will polymerize with a little Gamvar into it! I will leave everything “as is” Next 100 years, future conservators must be …