[WP-34S] Protecting stickered keys

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A quick interjection from someone who very occasionally works with nail polish and lacquer in a museum setting -- Many clear nail polishes will yellow over time, and, depending on the type of material, could affect the longevity and durability of the object. There are several archival lacquers out there that would at least not yellow, but in general it's bad practice in the long run to apply nail polish to plastics or paper. I'm not a materials scientist, so a lot of this is more professional taboo than an informed understanding of what's going on chemically for me, so feel free to disregard what I have said.

The US National Park Service has a brief Conserve-O-Gram (PDF) that includes a procedure for applying an archival-quality bottom coat to various materials, but it also warns against using nail polish in these kinds of circumstances. It does mention that different plastics respond differently to the acetone, so for all I know we could be lucky there. I was unable to find any directly relevant material about the long-term stability of the lacquers sometimes used in art conservation contexts, and I lack the proper background to sort through what I was able to find. I still have a long way to go with my conservation coursework.

That said, I really want something like this to work, because I love my WP-34s and having more stable labels would be a definite improvement.