Wet cleaning or "washing" is well known procedure in paper conservation. It's a possible treatment for some photographs on paper support depending on condition and deterioration level of the object. In this particular case the main goal was to clean yellowish stains on the back and to reduce acidity in the paper. For washing process the following materials were used: Sheets of Hollytex, filtered water, proper washing container, etc. In the video you will see a series of activities, but don't forget that this is dangerous procedure. You shouldn't do this if you are not sure what could be happens and if you haven’t proper equipment tools and training. Added photos are showing some of the stages during treatment.
The photograph after washing, before mending the tear.
The weather outside corresponded to the “wet” treatments :-)
6 comments:
Не, няма да гледам "Шоуто на Слави" ....
отивам да пробвам тази "dangerous procedure"
I going to try it ....
what kind of music can I use ?
Dont try this at home...it might be dangerous...
And for the music...maybe lady gaga can help you.. :)
great job,it looks not so hard to do it...but I think it isnt.
Колко време ти беше нужно,за да го осъществиш?
You can use whatever music you like, but don't forget to backup your image (copy or photo) ;-)
It's not so hard, but it's easy to damage the gelatin layer if you don't pay attention. So, the "washing" continuing about 10 minutes, but it's important to dry photograph properly, to avoid appearance of curls and cockling.
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