garyfritz
Grumbler in Training
I've seen a number of posts on this topic here, so I thought y'all might find this entertaining.
I have a pair of prints that have been hanging on my walls for 40 years. Last month I noticed a brown stain droozling down the wall. Oh great. I took the print down until I could deal with it.
2-3 weeks later I walked by the remaining print ... and it had TWO brown dribbles!!
Those bleeping bumpons were perfectly stable for four freaking decades, and suddenly 3 of the 4 cut loose within a few weeks. Whaaa ??? (No, there were no temperature anomalies. The house is always between 65 and 74°F.)
I read the recommendations to scrape off what you could, then clean gently with mild dish soap. No go. I can't scrape it off -- it's like sticky liquid. All I can do is smear it. And soapy water has ZERO effect. Fortunately 70% isopropyl softened it and somewhat dissolved it. Multiple passes, letting it soak in a bit, got most of it.
I hope paint will stick to it... the alcohol removed more than the stain.
I have a pair of prints that have been hanging on my walls for 40 years. Last month I noticed a brown stain droozling down the wall. Oh great. I took the print down until I could deal with it.
2-3 weeks later I walked by the remaining print ... and it had TWO brown dribbles!!
Those bleeping bumpons were perfectly stable for four freaking decades, and suddenly 3 of the 4 cut loose within a few weeks. Whaaa ??? (No, there were no temperature anomalies. The house is always between 65 and 74°F.)
I read the recommendations to scrape off what you could, then clean gently with mild dish soap. No go. I can't scrape it off -- it's like sticky liquid. All I can do is smear it. And soapy water has ZERO effect. Fortunately 70% isopropyl softened it and somewhat dissolved it. Multiple passes, letting it soak in a bit, got most of it.
I hope paint will stick to it... the alcohol removed more than the stain.
