Chalk paint/milk paint issue

Skinny1

Hi everyone, 

I am new here. I am restoring a poster from 1912. Its on a very thick cardstock. It is very old and fragile. It has a white paint that is chalky in texture that the background was painted with and then the text in black. When ever you touch the background this white paint rubs off. How can I stop this? Is there something I can spray on the poster to stop the original paints from degrading? Thanks!

David

Charlie!

Charlie

Pictures please... It is probably tempura which can be held in place with fixative...

Skinny1

This is it before I started any restoration at all. 

David

   

theartofmovieposters

GOOD GRIEF!  Can't wait to see how you manage to salvage that one!

Big hill to climb there, but good luck!

Skinny1

I know....its going to be very hard but its super important to my mom. So I am going to have to work long and hard to try and salvage it!

CSM_2_Point_0

Skinny1

is there a fixative that anyone would recommend to help me with the chalking of the paint issue?

Charlie

https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-1306-Workable-Fixatif-11-Ounce/dp/B00023JE7U

Charlie

You may also want to spray the back with deacidification spray after you fixative the front (let it dry first)...

https://www.amazon.com/Wei-Spray-Paper-Guard-No-111/dp/B0007018K4

Skinny1

 Thank you and woo hoo...Amazon Prime! Ordered!

David

Keep us posted!

theartofmovieposters

David said:

Keep us posted!

I second that...would love to see how it turns out!

Skinny1

Will do! I am glad I found this place!