San Juan Record | 1930-10-09 | Page 2 | Restoring Old Paintings

restoring old paintings painting old can be restored rust onil by 11 an amateur by the direful careful use of 0 sp spike I 1 e oil of lavender a solvent the value of which for tills this work Is nut widely known ill own even among those thoe who caal claim ll 11 to be expert restorers the oil samu should 1 I lie rubbed on lightly with the gingera or with a pad int it will be found it hint int it dissolves the hie varnish that has accumulated on tile the surface of the lie painting and rehi isra the dirt tills oil was val used by some old musters as a vehicle for pigment before linseed oil was adopted generally for tills purpose we ve would strongly stron sly advise however ehilt if possible you should take the pa painting linting to an expert to ovoid avoid the chance of accident due to inexperience