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This book contributes significantly to the selection of appropriate and controllable cleaning methods for varnished and unvarnished paint surfaces. It is a distillation of many years' experience of formulating a cleaning treatment for any given object. The general principles of the chemistry and the practical applications are described. The methods are applicable to the surface cleaning of both traditional and modern paint media found on sculptures, ethnographic materials, paintings, gilded surfaces and furniture. Aqueous methods are certainly worth considering for those surfaces which cannot be cleaned safely by methods based on solvents.

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'Wolbers's contribution to cleaning methodology is the most significant of the last century. This book will bring his approach to a wider audience, and it will be interesting to see whether...gels will be used more often as an alternative, or even as a substitute, for cleaning using more traditional techniques.' Studies in Conservation 3, 2001:221 'This...book...is crammed with useful information and inspiring insights, and it is probably the most thorough book ever written on a conservation issue which continues to cause controversy.' The Strad Magazine February 2002:205

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