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Permalink Reply by Michael Kasmar-AutographPros.com on June 19, 2015 at 10:52pm

My personal experience is it can be a gamble.  The only thing I can think of would be to use a clear coating similar to what is put on my custom airbrushed guitars.  The problem is if you use the wrong kind it could make the signatures bleed.  You have a variety of different markers from different years used.  To do it right you're best hiring a professional airbrush artist to do them for you but it's certainly not going to be cost effective.  They sell over the counter type clears and you can buy a glue spray to seal the signatures but again, each of those steps would need to be done with extreme caution.  Too much glue spray and you'll create imperfections, the wrong clear and your signatures bleed.   Best advice I could give you is to put these in a sealed LOCKED case  In the end, keep your dirty mitts off em and keep out of direct light. :)

Permalink Reply by PICTURE PROOF AUTOGRAPHS on June 25, 2015 at 6:24am

Thanks Very Much for your advise Michael Kasmar!!! I agree, I hardly ever touch the autographed diecast, but to take photos of them. The items I am mostly worried about are the autographed light tables, light Boxes, that you dont get the full visual affect of seeing if the lights are turn off, but every time you turn on the lights, you know that the lights are doing some fading on the art work underneath, and maybe the autographs on top. I will do some more experiments with the clear coats. Thanks Again, Fred

Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on June 25, 2015 at 7:10am

Personally I would not apply or spray anything over the ink itself.  There are possible long term effects of possible crazing or lifting.  Having been a professional museum director for over 30 years the first rule is do not do anything that cannot easily be reversed.  For all practical purposes anything that is applied or sprayed on will be permanent.  All light will eventually effect the pigments in ink some more so than others. UV filtered glass will provide some protection but you need to be careful about that also if placed directly on the object. 

Permalink Reply by PICTURE PROOF AUTOGRAPHS on June 26, 2015 at 6:34am

Thank You Scott Paul,

I think that I am not going to touch the autographs, but I was hoping to find a product to spray on the art work side of the light table, so it does not to fade. I guess I could refreshen up the art work myself, but all the art work was done by me about 15 - 20 years ago and my hands and my patiences arn't as study as they once were.

Thanks Again,   Fred