Hi,
I have a little splash of acrylic paint on a water gilded surface . Any ideas how to remove this paint without damaging the gold
Thanks
Mark
removing paint from gold leaf
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Re: removing paint from gold leaf
You could try meths, acetone or thinners. The problem might be even if you are able to dissolve or soften the dried acrylic resin, it might spread around more and leave a bigger mess than you began with.
I would be inclined to scrape back the paint as much as possible, see if one of the solvents soften it, otherwise scrape back to the surface of the gilding.
After that it's best to lightly sand that area of gilding away, re-apply bole and RSG and re-gild the area to match.
I would be inclined to scrape back the paint as much as possible, see if one of the solvents soften it, otherwise scrape back to the surface of the gilding.
After that it's best to lightly sand that area of gilding away, re-apply bole and RSG and re-gild the area to match.
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