Any ideas on how to clean gold leaf oil paintings?

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Any ideas on how to clean gold leaf oil paintings?

I have several gold leaf oil paintings (approx 30 yrs old) that are in need of cleaning before getting new frames around them. Any suggestions on how to clean them up without it costing an arm & a leg. ;)

2007-09-24 17:28:53 · 2 answers · asked by Melanie D 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting

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sorry, if you value your paintings, you will have to have someone who is insured and bonded and experienced in such matters to do the work. and it may not cost a whole arm and leg...they may only want a few fingers and toes and a bit of blood and your first born.

2007-09-24 17:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Handling gold leaf will destroy it.

Cheapest way is to 're-leaf' it but that is not an option if there is any historic value to it.

2007-09-24 18:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋