How To Clean An Oil Painting

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How To Clean An Oil Painting

My grandmother did several oil paintings before she died. They're wonderful, but only important to the family. My mother, much smoker, hung a small oil painting (about 12 x 18) in her small studio apartment for many years. This week she's going, and gave me the painting. It's desperate and drippy with smoke residue.

My local memorial wants very nearly $200 to wash it!

Will there be a home-remedy that I..

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Before she died my grandmother did several oil paintings. They're wonderful, but only valuable to our family. My mother, a heavy smoker, put a small oil painting (about 12 x 18) in her small studio apartment for many years. That week she's moving, and gave the painting to me. It's sticky and drippy with smoke residue.

My local memorial needs nearly $200 to wash it!

Is there a home-remedy that I possibly could attempt? Certainly, I dont want to hurt it, but its not really a valuable part, and I just want it cleaned enough to hang in my own home (still life with fresh fruit) and wine. Thanks for just about any advice you are able to provide!

I cant make any guarantees (because Im not a curator) in regards to the safety of these methods for your particular painting. But I can tell you what I do to wash the paintings I own.

1.The best selection, but wont work on areas is by using a very soft brush to-remove dirt and smoke particles (tremendous soft paintbrush, baby brush, shaving brush, that sort of thing). You should buy a micro addition equipment for your machine that's little brushes (under an inch in diameter) for greater washing (dont scrub the surface together with the bristles, thoughjust light, round passes). If that doesnt work, you need to use a dry rubber sponge in short strokes across the surface, but only if the surface isnt destroyed or flaky. I-t sees every last little dust and soot, but likely won't work on the really sticky parts.

2.The other alternative is by using gentle, clean towels and water with a few drops of dish detergent. If you can remove the frame-to test this quietly or edge-of the painting first, do so. Watch the top of the painting and always check the towels to see whats coming off, and when the paint colors are lifting off clearly, stop cleaning. Try just wet towels initially, pat the painting, no cleaning. Be mindful not to stretch the canvas by pushing too hard, if she painted on canvas. If wet cloths arent working, make use of a little more water, just beware that water can run under varnish, if there's any, and that if the paint is slim, and the canvas or board gets wet, it can shrink or warp and cause cracks in the paint.

Ive washed my own personal pictures this way, but basically ever tried it in a gallery a conservator could move my neck! Ive also used rubbing alcohol o-n a cotton ball for really bad areasscary, but it works. Work with a small quantity of alcohol.

It might be worth it to ask around in the gallery to see if there is a conservators apprentice or helper working there, if these processes dont work. Ask around unofficially by checking using the security guards, party team, gallery look clerks, and so forth. I learned about any-clean by browsing books in the library. He or she might be willing to take a look at your painting to recommend a solvent or clean it for a lower price (under the dining table o-n his/her own time). You might check mounting and antique stores to-see if they have lower costs for cleaning services.

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