George:



Since I am color blind I cannot offer an answer. Please note, however, that your choice of paint/varnish etc.,  may be limited by potential “off gassing.”



For example, we recently added a Secure Storage Facility (SSF) to house our vellum bound atlases.

After the work was completed it was determined that the flooring was off-gassing and may, over the long term, harm the atlases.



So the flooring had to be torn up and reinstalled.



Ed Redmond

Reference Specialist

Curator, Vault Collections



Geography & Map Division

Library of Congress

101 Independence Ave. SE, LM-B01

Washington, DC 20540-4650

Voice: 202-707-8548

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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of George Carhart

Sent: Monday, October 29, 2018 11:28 AM

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Subject: Best color to paint a vault floor



Hi All,



I am looking for any thoughts or suggestions on the best color for painting an archive vault floor.



Best

George

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Dr. George S. Carhart

Engineering Archivist

Department of Public Works

Engineering

City of Portland, Maine

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