Thank you for the unsolicited endorsement, Leland.

There is both an art and a science to color and color-matching. The science 
only gets you so far, then you have to let the eye and the artist tweak what 
the machinery has given you. The science side definitely helps on the issue of 
matches that look OK in the morning and not so much at noon, though. 

As for coating of terra cotta, I have seen it done most often in cases where 
the extent of damage to the glaze was severe. As Leland suggests, done in 
proper sequence, it does not have to leave you with a building that looks like 
it's been painted.

Edison Coatings, Inc.
Michael P. Edison
President
3 Northwest Drive
Plainville, CT 06062
Phone: (860) 747-2220 or (800)697-8055
Fax: (860)747-2280 or (800) 697-8044
Internet: www.edisoncoatings.com
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Leland Torrence <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 06:32:54 -0500
Subject: Re: [BP] opaque sealant on terra cotta?

> Coat before point, no coata morta (Italian for "coat and you die").  
> If you want the best in a range of terra cotta coatings (clear, opaque,
>  thin, thick) talk to Mr. Mike Edison.  He can be located in a very 
> small town in Connecticut (so small they call it Plainville), or use 
> Twybil's global photo site (you can see the light reflecting off the 
> beads of water on the surface of the terra cotta.
> 
> Best,
> Leland
> 
> Leland R. S. Torrence
> Leland Torrence Enterprises and the Guild
> 17 Vernon Court, Woodbridge, CT  06525
> Office:  203-397-8505
> Fax:  203-389-7516
> Pager:  860-340-2174
> Mobile:  203-981-4004
> E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> www.LelandTorrenceEnterprises.com
>  
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gabriel
> Orgrease
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 7:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [BP] opaque sealant on terra cotta?
> 
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 
> > I thought coating terra cotta was a no-no, but if LPC allowed it it 
> > must be right.  Or is there discussion of this issue in the trades?
> 
> Since TC is usually glazed the no-no of coating on masonry is a 
> somewhat moot point as it already has a coating. As to if it is good 
> bad or indifferent to coat TC there is a discussion amidst the 
> conservation technicians moreso than the trades. The discussion will 
> likely last an indefinite number of decades and never be resolved as 
> much as ppl worn out on it and fresh troops needed. I do suspect a 
> problem tho w/ the wholesale coating of the mortar joints.
> 
> ][<
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