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1465 by Sarah on 01/31/03 at 2:46 PM
Re: cleaning an old painting

In Reply to: Re: cleaning an old painting posted by fat old man on 11/04/01 at 7:40 PM:

My grandmother painted beautiful oil paintings more than 18 years ago. She also smoke alot, the smoke and the dust and dirt over the years have dimmed the color and I would like to wash/restor them. Would a mild soap and water do the trick or should I take thenm to a profesional?


I recently bought an old oil painting at a flea market for a very good price. It needs to be cleaned. How can I do this?

: nancy: it depends why it needs to be cleaned. surface dirt or old varnish. different methods different solvents. if the piece is good or you think its valuable take it to a restoration expert. home made cleaning agents cause more harm than good. i am a conserator and i restore oil paintings. unless you know what you are doing you will!!!!!!!! ruin your flea market find.




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: My grandmother painted beautiful oil paintings more than 18 years ago. She also smoke alot, the smoke and the dust and dirt over the years have dimmed the color and I would like to wash/restor them. Would a mild soap and water do the trick or should I take thenm to a profesional? I recently bought an old oil painting at a flea market for a very good price. It needs to be cleaned. How can I do this? nancy: it depends why it needs to be cleaned. surface dirt or old varnish. different methods different solvents. if the piece is good or you think its valuable take it to a restoration expert. home made cleaning agents cause more harm than good. i am a conserator and i restore oil paintings. unless you know what you are doing you will!!!!!!!! ruin your flea market find.
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