I say leave it to the experts if you've any doubts about doing it yourself. They spent time and effort learning the ropes so let them amaze you with their skill.
Hats off to you restorers out there.
Shelly
----Original Message Follows---- From: Henry Mazel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] REMOVING INK FROM POSTER? Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:41:29 EDT
When I've attempted this, with mixed success, I don't use the bleach full strength, but mix it with water -- of course, I really don't know what the hell I'm doing much of the time.
Henry The Poster Mint
In a message dated 5/19/05 12:28:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Mark, > > > > I'm no expert at poster restoration, but I have talked with a lot of them > about techniques. Removing ink is very tough. You probably shouldn't try it > yourself. However, if it is in the white borders of the poster you might be > able to try (but it's still very dangerous). If it's in the colored areas of the > poster, you can't even try. But the chances are you will do plenty of damage > to the poster in either case so if it is valuable you should not attempt > this: > > > > 1) You can try getting one of those soft pink gum erasers we had in > elementary school and gently working at the ink with it. Trim the eraser to keep a > sharp corner and edge so you can confine the rubbing mostly to the ink lines > and not wear away at the surrounding paper. Depending on the ink and how old > it is, you may be able to remove quite a bit this way. Be patient, work slow > and take your time. > > > > 2) You can get a thin artist's paintbrush, come cotton swab q-tips and some > unscented bleach and VERY carefully apply a line of bleach to the ink line, > a little at a time. Shortly after application remove the bleach with the > q-tips. Again, depending on the ink and how old it is, you may be able to loosen > and soak up some of it and "bleach out" some of the rest of it -- the > bleaching out may not occur until the area has completely dried... it's a chemical > reaction and takes some time. Warning: If the ink starts "bleeding" into the > surrounding paper STOP immediately, because you will only make things worse. > > > > You could try Bestine, but I don't think it would do much. From what I > understand, while professional restorers may use some of the above techniques in > a very limited fashion, what they generally do is "overpaint" the ink to make > it invisible. > > > > NOTE: The above techniques are not approved for amateur use by professional > restorers and The Poster Curmudgeon hereby disclaims all warranty and > liability if you attempt any of this yourself. > > > > -- JR > >
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