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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 4439979, member: 60629&quot;]Update here:</p><p><br /></p><p>Since these paintings are wonderful but don&#039;t appear to be million dollar works, I decided to clean and varnish the &quot;toilet paper wagon&quot;. I spent hours researching cleaning processes, purchased a range of products (including a guide) from a professional conservation supplier, and went through about 120 cotton swabs. I think it turned out fairly well and did not see any color loss! Please pardon the potato phone camera and poor lighting. The top two are under 5000k lighting and varnished is under 3000k lighting.</p><p><br /></p><p>For varnish I used a 50/50 mix of matte/glossy reversible synthetic conservator&#039;s varnish. The varnish is still drying in the attached picture and I may add another layer if needed in a week. Will try to upload pictures of the painting back in the repaired frame. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for everyone&#039;s help! Also happy to share contact info for the conservation supplier if anyone is interested.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]381150[/ATTACH] Post Clean:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]381148[/ATTACH] </p><p>Post Varnish:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]381149[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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