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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheOLdGuy, post: 120551, member: 878&quot;]Brad, may I ask a question, please? </p><p>A few years ago I brought a rather large oil on canvas, about 4&#039;x3&#039;, to a &quot;restorer.&quot; It had one tear and was quite darkened. To show me what it entailed he dipped a <b>Q-tip </b>into a liquid and applied it to a section of the canvas. </p><p>After watching for ten minutes or so I made a wild guess that at that speed it would take him perhaps two months @ 40 hours per week to finish the cleaning. Then x hours to repair the tear. </p><p>Is my WAG correct? Is that how one would go about cleaning it?</p><p><br /></p><p>The frame was the typical elaborate gilded plaster on wood and was also in need of moderate repair. Speaking about it to an auctioneer I knew he made a statement I didn&#039;t question but didn&#039;t know if I heard correctly - that the frame might not be worth restoring but a new one could actually cost more than restoration. </p><p><br /></p><p>That painting was my Grandparents and had been put in the attic because of the tear, and had been there for perhaps 80+- years. </p><p><br /></p><p>That painting unfortunately suffered additional damage and I decided it would not be worth restoring.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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