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Cleaning, restoration and conservation of murals and decorative paintings are three vastly different definitions. Murals get dirty over time. To wash them with a non-invasive cleanser is to “clean” them. You could clean a mural with de-ionized water or mild cleansers. Blowing the dust off with light compressed air, soft bristle brushing or chemical sponging is also considered cleaning. Once we step from a surface dirt removal to a yellowed varnish removal, or penetrated dirt removal, we have entered the conservator’s field.

Product Number: 41209-478-SG
Author: B. Gunar Gruenke
Publication Date: 2009
Industry: Coatings
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Cleaning, restoration and conservation of murals and decorative paintings are three vastly different definitions. Murals get dirty over time. To wash them with a non-invasive cleanser is to “clean” them. You could clean a mural with de-ionized water or mild cleansers. Blowing the dust off with light compressed air, soft bristle brushing or chemical sponging is also considered cleaning. Once we step from a surface dirt removal to a yellowed varnish removal, or penetrated dirt removal, we have entered the conservator’s field. Conservators are controlled by a strict code of ethics of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. These ethics are simply out of respect for the original artist. It is important to use the least aggressive material to strip the varnish so that the original artist’s work is preserved.

Cleaning, restoration and conservation of murals and decorative paintings are three vastly different definitions. Murals get dirty over time. To wash them with a non-invasive cleanser is to “clean” them. You could clean a mural with de-ionized water or mild cleansers. Blowing the dust off with light compressed air, soft bristle brushing or chemical sponging is also considered cleaning. Once we step from a surface dirt removal to a yellowed varnish removal, or penetrated dirt removal, we have entered the conservator’s field. Conservators are controlled by a strict code of ethics of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. These ethics are simply out of respect for the original artist. It is important to use the least aggressive material to strip the varnish so that the original artist’s work is preserved.

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