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02 How to clean your prints for exhibitions

EQUIPMENT LIST:

  • Putty eraser
  • Pen eraser
  • Scalpel
  • New paint brush
  • Paper towel
  • Container with clean water
  • Metal spoon or bone folder

STEP BY STEP PROCESS:

  1. Clean the ink residue gently with a putty eraser.
  2. Use a pen eraser to remove more residue- gently.
  3. Remove eraser residue gently with putty eraser.
  4. Lift the surface paper fibers with a scalpel.
  5. Remove paper fiber residue with putty eraser.
  6. Using a new/clean brush, apply water over the roughened fibers.
  7. Place paper towel over wet area.
  8. Burnish the area with the paper towel over it using a spoon or bone-folder.
  9. Repeat the scalpel lift and burnish process if there is still residue left over.