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11/8/2013 at 10:54am
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Depends on what caused the marks tbh.
A soft brush, like a child's hairbrush, is good for brushing off dust or dried on mud or bird poo.
For everything else use plain water and a clean sponge, one that has never, ever come in contact with detergent. Do NOT use detergent, supermarket cleaners, WD40, lemon juice, anything that has "surfactants" on the label or weird home remedies. Trust me there have been x10 more canvases ruined by over-enthusiastic cleaning than a few dirty marks so restrain your cleaning impulses whenever possible. Dirty marks don't leak in general!
Sponge from the top down, blot with a clean white cloth, like old t-shirt or towelling fabric. Do not rub or scrub or scrape or pick. Do not use a nail brush on wet canvas. You can blot from both sides, it's quite effective to get one person to hold a pad of clean dry towelling on one side while you squeeze water through a stain, then blot from your side with pressure between the two pads.
If you do want to do a major clean buy good quality products made for canvas, like the Graingers range. The trick with using cleaners is in the rinsing so when they say "rinse well" you're looking at rinsing it at least 3-5 times, then a bit more. You're probably going to end up reproofing after this clean though so hold off as long as possible.
I just live with my marks if I can't get them off with a brush or cold water. Once every couple of years I sponge down the canvas (while erected) from top to bottom with lots of water, to get dust and pollen off. My canvas is still as waterproof as new and its 25 years old. And though it's faded it has surprisingly few marks for its age...in my experience they often fade away over time as well.
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Topic: Canvas cleaning
