2007-09-20 08:24:30 · 3 answers · asked by Norm 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
It depends if it is water soluble or oil or some other kind, also what kind of painting do you have. Water color, acrylic, oil?
If it is a valuable painting take it to a restorer they can do that for you.
2007-09-20 10:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking varnish I suspect. With 'varnish remover'. It is a very tedious job that will test the most patient among us.
You first clean your painting with cotton swabs and water by rolling it over the painting. After it has dried you repeat the process with the solvent making sure you don't damage the paint it self.
You should better leave it to someone that actually had training to do this. Many things can go irreversibly wrong.
2007-09-20 12:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some lacquers are meant to be removed, others... who knows? sometimes, all you can do is just clean the surface of the painting with something that will not remove the paint itself and then lacquer again with something that can be removed later on.
2007-09-20 08:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by shavalpr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋