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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Flooded print
From: "Richard Knoppow" <
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Date: Thu, June 03, 2010 10:24 pm
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Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 2:49 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Flooded print
Well just to update everyone, all three methods failed. Any
pressure from a sponge that was enough to get the dirt, got
the emulsion as well. So did the flowing water. The quick
dip helped loosen the dirt but also loosened the emulsion.
Maybe there was a better way, but for this print it had sat
under water just too long in too poor of conditions to
really be saved. Oh well.
Mark
Books and photos which have been in floods are
extremely difficult to deal with. If the material is any
value you need a professional conservator. You can find a
limited amount of information at sites such as Conservation
On Line
http://cool.conservation-us.org/
This site has links to many others.
Beside the damage done by the water and polutants in it
material which has been wet often develops mold. Mold is a
very serious problem since many of the treatments that will
get rid of it are highly toxic to people and can damage some
materials. See the section on mold on the above site for
more.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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