Specialist materials
Resins
| At Green & Stone we stock a large variety of resins and gums for various different specialist uses -
Including mediums, varnishes and glues.
The majority are sold in 75gm jars ( Larger quantities special order only).
The descriptions given are intended as a guide to use etc only. |  |
Gum Sanderac (Gum Juniper)
Derived from: Pine resin-Alerse tree.
Used in/as: Making decorative coatings/also as medieval Artist
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75g | 27.30 |
Gum Rosin (Colophony)
Derived from: Exudation from pine trees- residue left in stills after removal of turpentine.
Used in/as: Adhesive & binding element.
Solvent: Turpentine.
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75ml | 5.95 |
Gum Tragacanth
Derived from: Astragains-native shrub from Asia.
Used in/as: binder for pastels/chalk. Helps bind ceramic clay to glaze.
Solvent: Soak in water overnight, boil.
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75ml | 20.85 |
Mastic Resin
Derived from: Pistachia Lentis tree.
Used in/as: Popular in 18th century & 19th centuries as a painting medium, also as a picture varnish.
Solvent: turpentine-softens at low temperature.
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75ml | 15.45 |
Gum Elemi
Derived from: Tree grown on island of Luzon.
Used in/as: Used in 14th century imparting toughness & flexibility to protective coating.
Solvent: Alcohol Benzine
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75ml | 8.70 |
Damar Resin (Gum de Mar)
Derived from: Forest trees Shorea & Hopea.
Used in/as: To make picture varnish & glaze medium.
Solvent: Turpentine.
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250g | 7.90 |
Benzoid Resin (Gum Benjamin)
Derived from: Resin produced in Thailand.
Used in/as: old varnish recipes, employed for its odour. Also French polish recipes.
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75ml | 6.30 |
Gum Amoniacum
Used as/in; A size for raised lettering- used in calligraphy.
Solvent: Water
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75g | 24.30 |
Gum Arabic (Kordofan)
Derived from: Tree product from Asia & Africa.
Used in/as: Used as a binder for watercolour & adhesive.
Solvent: Hot boiling water
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100g | 7.55 |
Paraloid ( B72/B67)
Derived from: Acrylic resin.
Used in/as: wood consolident.
Solvent: Xylene
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75g | |
Shellac
| Selection available from Liberon and Cornellisons including; Orange Shellac, Button Shellac, Lemon Shellac,
Blonde De-waxed Shellac, Garnet Shellac. | Please contact us for availability | |
| Liberon Button Shellac Flakes | 250g | 18.95 |
| Liberon Garnet Shellac Flakes | 250g | 18.90 |
| Liberon Lemon Shellac Flakes | 250g | 18.90 |
| Liberon Blonde De-Waxed Shellac Flakes | 250g | 32.53 |
Liberon Shellac Flakes
| Button Shellac Flakes | | 18.95 |
| Garnet Shellac Flakes | | 18.90 |
| Lemon Shellac Flakes | | 18.90 |
| Blonde De Waxed Flakes | | 32.35 |
Mica
In Black, Silver & Gold
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50ml | 4.45 |
Books
| For more information we stock a range of books including: | |
The Artists Handbook of Materials & Techniques
by Ralph Mayer
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| 30.00 |
Formulas For Painters
by Robert Massey
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| 12.95 |
Adhesives & Sizes
Various
Gelatin capules
A pure form of glue from delicate animal tissue.
Used as a glue and binder.
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50 caps | 10.60 |
Gelatine - Silver Leaf
| 10 sheets. A pure form of glue made from animal tissue. Used for sizing paper. Used in gliding and weak sizes in isolating layers in tempera painting. | 100g | 6.35 |
Pearl glue (Scotch glue)
Derived from animal bones & joints.
Used as glue for veneers & joints on antique furniture. Reversible composition.
Solvent : boiling water.
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250g | 6.35 |
Genuine Rabbit skin
Available in granule or readymade form.
Variety of uses; including size, in gesso, gilding, etc. | | |
Fish Glue (Sennelier)
| This natural glue is dissolved in water. Can be used as a glue or glue based paint formula. | 250ml | 14.15 |
Carrageen Moss - Shredded
| Commonly used as a thickener and stabaliser in milk products such ads ice cream and processed foods. It may be used as a thickener in calico printing and marbling techniques. | 250g | 19.80 |
Isinglass - Fn Cut S.American
| Isinglass is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It can be cooked into a paste for specialized gluing purposes. | 50g | 24.00 |
Powders
Fullers Earth
Derived from: Remains of plant life.
Used in/as: to lift grease stains, mix into paste water.
Solvent: water
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75g | 5.20 |
Pumice Powder
Derived from: ground volcanic rock.
Used in/as: a fine abrasive for polishing metals, the powder breaks down into finer granules | 75g | 7.90 |
Jewellers Rouge
Derived from: red iron oxide.
Used in/as: red powder, used for polishing & removing scratches from metal work . use dry/mix into paste using water & meths.
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75g | 5.90 |
Rottenstone
Derived from: decomposed siliceous limestone.
Used in/as: a grey abrasive powder used for polishing/ageing metals & other materials.
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75g | 8.40 |
Sepiolite
Used in/as: absorbs stains from marble/stone when mixed with distilled water.
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75g | 4.70 |
French Chalk
Derived from: Powdered soapstone.
Used in/as: a useful grease absorbent for the hands/used in stain removal / mild abrasive for polishing.
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Laponite RD
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75g | 6.80 |
Fumed Silica
Preciptate Chalk
Genuine Marble Dust
| Imparts texture when added to acrylic mediums and primers. Used in lime mortar. Meets paints pigment specifications in its fine form. | | |
Whiting
Casein Lactic 80 mesh
Pounce Powder (From Handover)
Griffold Swivel Pounce Wheel
Alumina Hydrate Light
Waxes - Blocks and Pellets
Blocks
Liberon Beeswax Cake
Natural beeswax
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25g | 1.80 |
Liberon Purified Beeswax Block
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200g | 11.75 |
Natural Beeswax Block
White Beeswax Wax Block
Paraffin Wax Block
Grey Carnuba Wax
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75g | 3.85 |
Sennelier Carnuba Wax
Hard natural wax from Brazilian palm tree leaves.
More brittle than beeswax.
Used as a hardener & additive to oil paints | 100g | 7.85 |
Pellets
Microcrystalline Wax
Roberson Beeswax Pellets
Bleached
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250g | 12.35 |
Polishes & Oils
Liquid
Antiquax Teak Oil
Nourishes, preserves& cleans hardwoods, reviving & replacing the natural oils which have dried out.
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250ml | 4.00 |
Hiltons Boiled Linseed Oil
For applying to bare wood etc
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250ml | 3.25 |
Hiltons Raw Linseed Oil
Apply to bare wood eg. Garden furniture, hardwood frames etc
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250ml | 2.20 |
Barrettine Brown French Polish
Use on bare wood e.g. furniture, floors etc. Rich ,medium brown espc. Good on walnut., oak & mahogany.
Also can be used for sealing metal leaf, gives a warm /brown effect.
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250ml | 5.00 |
Hiltons Button Polish
Similar to French , more popular on antique mahogany as it emits a slightly warmer glow.
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250ml | 6.45 |
Liberon Garnet Polish
A dark brown French polish suitable for dark woods
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250ml | 10.80 |
Liberon Finishing Oil
| A blend of high quality oils and is recommended for all interior woodwork. It provides a smooth soft sheen | 250ml | 7.65 |
Liberon Pure Tung Oil
Natural finish that gives wood long lasting protection. Highly resistant. For interior & exterior use
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250ml | 10.10 |
Mylands Special Pale Polish
The most durable type of French polish, used on antique table tops
(N.B all French polishes etc offer only limited heat, water and alcohol resistancy)
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1 litre | 26.95 |
Mylands Superfine White Polish
Commonly used on pale natural timbers, white in appearance, but will dry to a clear natural film. Also useful for sealing silver and pale coloured metal leaf.
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1 litre | 17.45 |
Mylands Black Polish
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500ml | 16.30 |
Mylands Pale Lacote Sanding Sealer
Rustins White Polish
Rustins Teak Oil
| For all wood veneers. | 100ml | 2.00 |
Wax
Liberon Black Bison Fine Paste Wax
Clear or Neutral
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Liberon Clear Liquid Beeswax Polish
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500ml | 18.50 |
Liberon Liming Wax
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250ml | 13.10 |
Liberon Special Effect Wax
Available in Black
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250ml | 16.50 |
Mylands Liming Wax
Original wax polish, blended wax, including carnuba & beeswax.
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400g | 9.35 |
Antiquax
Antiquax Liquid Wax Floor Polish
Antiquax Aerosol Wax
Original wax polish
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250ml | 3.20 |
Glazes, Lacquers, Shellacs & Varnishes
Lacquers
Mecca
Ormolu
Rustins Clear Metal Lacquer (cellulose)
Fast drying. Keeps the shine on brass, copper, chrome & silver
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125ml | 3.10 |
Shellacs
Liberon Shellac Filler Sticks
| Traditional way to fill cracks in furniture. Sticks are intermixable to suit all types/colours of wood. | tin of 10 assorted colour sticks | 35.40 |
Robersons Clear Shellac Varnish
For sealing gesso prior to gilding and as a protective coating over gilded surfaces. Can also be used as an isolating varnish.
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Mylands Pure Shellac Varnish M400
| Used as a traditional French polish when thinned. Also widely used as a sealer on porous surfaces e.g plaster. | 500ml | 16.60 |
Varnishes
Colourwise Acrylic Varnish
| Water-based. Available in SATIN, MATT or GLOSS | | |
Rustins Clear Acrylic Varnish
Fast drying, hard wearing, non yellowing - for all interior woodwork & furniture. Available in SATIN, MATT or GLOSS
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250ml | 4.20 |
Rustins Clear Polyurethane Varnish
| Extra tough for all types of interior wood. Available in SATIN, MATT or GLOSS | 250ml | 3.80 |
Glazes
Le Franc & Bourgeois Patina
| An antiquing colour available in Black or Brown. Gives a translucent black/brown sheen to surface. Used to intensify cracks | Tube 20ml | 3.30 |
Applicraft Crackleglaze
| This is a water-based glaze which when sandwiched between two coats of emulsion splits open the top coat revealing the colour beneath | | |
Applicraft Two-Part Craquelure
| Waterbased. A two part application which reproduces the delicate effect of cracked varnish Applicraft offers a choice of two Craquelure mediums, one for small fine cracking & another for larger cracks. It is the BASECOAT which determines the size of the cracks. | | |
| Basecoat Small Cracks | 125ml | 6.55 |
| Basecoat Large Cracks | 125ml | 6.55 |
| Basecoat Small Cracks | 500ml | 14.95 |
| Basecoat Large Cracks | 500ml | 14.95 |
Solvents
Driers
Rustins Driers (Terebene)
| For paint & varnish to speed drying time, add small quantity. | 250ml | 5.40 |
Paint Strippers
Nitromors
| Paint & varnish remover/stripper | 250ml | 5.95 |
Acetone
Solvents
Rustins Cellulose Thinners
Hiltons Methylated Spirit
Hiltons White Spirit
Hiltons Genuine Spirit Of Turpentine
Wood Stains/ Dyes
Van Dyck Crystals
Liberon Van Dyck Crystals
Products for Metal
Various
| For gilding , metallic paint, frame repair products etc please see the Gilding section. | |
Liberon Rust Remover
| Removes rust/oxidation from metal. Degreases metal prior to antiquing. | 125ml | 6.40 |
Liberon Antiquing Fluid (Tourmaline)
currently unavailable
Patinating fluid. Ages brass, copper & bronze. Available in Black or Brown
| 125ml | 6.10 |
Liberon Iron Paste
| Black paste for the care & decoration of caste & wrought iron | 250ml | 14.60 |
Metal Coat Verdibase & Activator
| Two part patina to create Verdigris effect | | |
| | 2 in 1 Activator 50ml | 2.50 |
Cleaners & Polishes
| Liberon Silver Polish | 125ml | 7.15 |
| Liberon Brass and Copper Polish | 125ml | 7.15 |
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