Buffing Bronze disaster, SOS!
Hello all,
In the past, if anything bronze/brass/lead or iron needed a nice polish/clean or more luster, i would apply clear wax and buff. I recently did this to a bronze piece that must have had a sub-par varnish on it, because when
the wax was buffed, it lifted a good deal of the pigment with it. My terror upon realizing this was vast and overpowering. What did i do wrong? Does anyone know why this may have happened? Any way to repair the damage?
Clearly I'm no conservator...
thanks in advance!