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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
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To clean a dirty painting
If the paint is not cracked or flaky, try a few drops of mild detergent (Dawn) in a pint of warm water. I have used this solution to successfully clean some old paintings...be gentle and use a soft cloth.
After the surface is clean and dry you can recoat with varnish. I like Windsor-Newton's Conserv Art Gloss Varnish. Sometimes I just use Liquin.
Last edited by Cynthia Daniel; 11-12-2001 at 09:02 PM.
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