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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 277655, member: 56&quot;]Have you taken it out of the frame?</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think Currier and Ives prints are on coated paper, but I could very easily be wrong.&nbsp; If the paper is coated, then the print is probably stuck to the glass and you&#039;re done.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the print comes out easily, then use a wet q-tip on some innocuous bit to determine if the color hand applied and water-based.&nbsp; Does the q-tip show a tiny spot of color after a very light rub?</p><p><br /></p><p>After you&#039;ve determined those things, it&#039;s a question of how much time you&#039;re willing to put into it.&nbsp; And money to some extent... there are supplies you would have to buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fix wouldn&#039;t be quick, or easy, and you would probably be left with some staining under the best of circumstances.&nbsp; There a good chance the print would be destroyed, since you&#039;d be doing potentially damaging stuff to it that you have never done before.</p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting learning project, if you&#039;re into that kind of thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>No guarantees of success.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several prints here that I&#039;d like to remove stains from, but haven&#039;t quite got up the initiative to try yet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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