When my uncle past away a few years back I was looking through the sheds and came across an old poster that was nailed to the wall. I've had it safely stored away and finally decided I'm going try cleaning it up and framing it. The paper itself is in very good condition for being printed in the 1940s but does have watermarks and fly marks on it. I'd like to try cleaning it up a little before framing it but have no idea what steps I should take. I'd really hate to ruin this poster. Anyone have ideas? I'll try to get pictures up tomorrow.
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Janicholson
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Fly spots are the most important to try to remove. All other aspects should be considered a element of its history. I would use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. They really work for many cleaning jobs. They are aggressive, so this deserves care!!! On a small area of fly specs in a corner, do the following. Wet the very corner (1/8")of the white part of the eraser. It will not look wet, but will be fine. touch the fly spec and slightly move the eraser. Do not wipe or grind into the paper. Do not saturate the paper, you are wetting the spec. Use a paper towel to touch, not wipe, the spec. if it comes off, do more! Do not wipe large areas, it will take off color and ruin the poster. If it is too tedious, or not effective, stop. There might be a reason to leave it as is under glass, and call it just fine. Best of luck, Jim
Paul Searl
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Gentleness is key, do no harm. theres a few sites that deal with paper restoration that might give some tips like http://www.aboutbookbinding.com/Book_Repair/Removing_Stains_5.html Always test a treatment first, its really easy to destroy old paper. I honestly haven't tried doing much cleaning on any of my paper so don't have good suggestions of my own.
Also, never laminate, really can't be undone. I keep mine in acid free archive sleeves, but most people just use binder sleeves etc.
Also, never laminate, really can't be undone. I keep mine in acid free archive sleeves, but most people just use binder sleeves etc.
old timer in ohioi
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When I was a little tyke, my Mom used to use "wallpaper cleaner". I think today its called "Play dough". If I remember right, it cleaned really dirty wallpaper with ease, I would test it on a small corner first,? Hope it helps..
Bob
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Bob
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There is a product called conservators wax and is probably what you need.Originally it was developed for museums but a company called Lee Valley tools now carries it. It is microcrystalline wax cleaner and polish. I have used it on old photos and it took off all the old grime with no problem and left a very fine protective finish. A little bit goes a long way and I have even used it on brass to stop tarnishing and it worked excellent. The only draw back is it is very time consuming to do a nice job. I highly recomend it.
Thank you to everyone for the helpful ideas. I'm going to look into a few of them. I included a picture for you guys to see what I have. The poster is about 11x18 inches and was printed in 1944. It is a lube chart for Oliver 70 and 80 tractor models. It may be a little hard to see in the picture but there is an overhead and front view of a tractor and all the lubrication points on it. Might not be worth a much but I sure like it.
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