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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9753896, member: 79705&quot;]Yellow on an old painting is usually the varnish going off. On something this recent, it&#039;s probably nicotine. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It is cleanable, but I&#039;m still trying to suss out the correct method for a painting I own with a similar issue. Normally I&#039;ve had instant success with a cotton swab in light touch of a water + dish soap mixture on other items. For paintings some say never use water, some say a little is fine, especially with a varnished piece. And all the reference I can find is focused on bad varnish, not bad habits! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /> Restorers do not give their secrets up easily!!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to pay someone (and it wouldn&#039;t be cheap) you can see who is near you with this <a href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/membership/member-directories" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/membership/member-directories" rel="nofollow">American Institute for Conservation</a>...if you&#039;re American. I know there are similar groups in Europe, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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