New here, but have been lurking around the listserv for awhile. My job title is registrar, but as with many small museums, I end up having to wear many hats, which results in me installing and packing some of our objects.

I've run into this problem a few times and hope that someone has a good solution. When using museum wax on unglazed ceramics (stoneware or terra cotta for example) the wax leaves a residue. Museum putty claims to be safe with ceramics (http://www.gaylord.com/Exhibit-%26-D...Putty/p/MPUTTY) but I wanted to run it by the experts before I invested.

Does Museum putty also leave a residue on porous materials? Are there any better alternatives?

Many thanks!