Matrix Opal Stabilization using Paraloid B44. Best Stabilizer, Maybe Not The Best Coating. @RoysRocks

Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Matrix Opal Stabilization using Paraloid B44. Best Stabilizer, Maybe Not The Best Coating.

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Timestamps
00:00 Paraloid B44
00:41 Why I chose paraloid B44
01:18 No vacuum usage
02:04 What solvent to use
03:42 How to dissolve
04:35 After 2% stabilization
05:07 Avoid water exposure
06:37 Paraloid coating outside
16:04 Museum usage
16:18 Thanks channel members

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