Question (more for Crafts?) - will spray acrylic sealer work safely on fabric/ribbon? [View all]
Last edited Wed Sep 30, 2020, 12:23 AM - Edit history (1)
My few and non-heroic military medals/ribbons in my Shadow Box are 50 years old and starting to disintegrate. (ON EDIT: Talking only about the RIBBON/fabric/material, NOT the metal/MEDALS.)
It occurred to me to spray the ribbons with some kind of clear something to encase them protectively.
Found an “acrylic SEALER” in the Crafts store, then went to the regular PAINT department in a hardware store and found clear spray.
Called both companies and the hardware told me NOT to ruin my ribbons with their product because it’s lacquer or varnish and will be brittle and crack or break eventually.
The crafts company recommended their STIFFENER instead of the SEALER. I got both of these and tried them on ribbons (not my medals). The STIFFENER dried harder but is water based and the instructions said fabrics could be washed completely removing the stiffener. The SEALER dried more pliably. Both let the colors shine through without damage.
I guess you Artists who work with canvas would know.
The ribbons below are from Wikipedia, not mine (I only have seven) because my Shadow Box contains doxing, just showing what the deal is:
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