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    I hope this is the right forum for this question
    I have had to reframe 2 posters and 2 original paintings as the Acid brown spots have set in from being hung on a brick wall so dampness has got to these paintings and prints, one is a Japanese Painting and it has a few Bad brown spots on the backof it. Is there any thing that can be sprayed on the backs of these to stop the Brown spots from spreading any further???? this is quite urgent.The Prints have some on the front of them,but I dont hold much hope for them:crying: :angel: Fay

    Isabel McIvor-Kimber
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    #998268

    I read in a paper a while back of a lady who preserved news paper clippings by brushing them with milk of magnesia. the article said that it took the yellow out and kept the clippings in good shape, the clippings were 30 years old. Newspaper is full of acid and yellows quickly. Perhaps neutralizing your brown spots would stop them from spreading.

    The proper thing to do would be to contact a restorer or research articles on preservation on the internet.

    But if one were adventurous, I wonder if one brushed a little bit on the back of one the stains from the back of the print and gently buffed it back off whether it would help. I’d try it in an inconspicuous spot first and experiment with the length of time the milk of magnesia stays on.

    What is so terrible about art is that the further one advances in it, the more tightly one is committed to an extreme and nearly impossible objective.
    Rilke

    #998266

    Thanks heaps for your advice will try out for sure. :clap: :D FAY

    Isabel McIvor-Kimber
    http://artquid.com/isabelmcivor

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    Anonymous

        Yikes! Sounds like a mess, Fay!

        Moving this thread over to the “Studio Tips” forum – hopefully, you’ll get some more focused help there.

        Cheers, and good luck!
        Scott

        #998265

        I did a search on Google.com and found this site with useful advice about “foxing” and removal.

        http://www.barenforum.org/encyclopedia/entries/023_02/023_02.html

        Hope this helps,

        Doug


        We must leave our mark on this world

        #998267

        Thank You Yorky for that saved in Favourites for future ref
        thanks heaps Fay;)

        Isabel McIvor-Kimber
        http://artquid.com/isabelmcivor

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