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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 21383, member: 56&quot;]Pictures are varnished to protect the paint surface.&nbsp; Some varnishes are more easily removed than others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I wouldn&#039;t recommend trying to clean it yourself if you&#039;ve never gone through that before.&nbsp; Solvents strong enough to remove varnish are strong enough to damage paint.&nbsp; Over cleaning a picture is real easy (voice of experience!).&nbsp; The effect is called &#039;scrubbing&#039; and it can destroy any value.&nbsp; I have no idea what it would cost to have the painting professionally cleaned, or any idea if it would be worth it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your new photos, to my mind, do make the painting seem more amateurish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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