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How to clean photos?

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 16 Mar 2007 12:41

Hi, I have borrowed some family photos and a couple of them have marks on them. One looks like Wheetobix stuck to it, and the other looks like dirty water/ milk (maybe the album fell in someone's bowl of cereal!) Does anyone know what's best to resore the surface of a photo and remove the dirt? Many thanks.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Mar 2007 12:44

There are some tips on here (you need to scroll sown the page a bit):- http://colinrobinson(.)com/care.html remove brackets. Kath. x

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 16 Mar 2007 12:59

Thank you, Kath. So the suggestion is leave the original be, scan and repair the copy in Photoshop or equivalent. I shall have to restrain myself until I have the right editing software, then! J xx

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Mar 2007 13:30

I think that further into the tips on cleaning he says something about a clean cotton cloth and alcohol - but please don't do this until you've read the tips through. You need to look at the paragraph beginning:- 'Cleaning old negatives whether film or glass plates' and the paragraph after it. Kath. x

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 18 Mar 2007 08:21

A few companies that repair and restore photos are: Creative Digital Imaging on 01507 608700 Torn Corner on 01926 512292 Jane Dickinson on 01983 563810 Prices vary but expect to pay around £8-£12 per repaired picture Colin