Removing Original Art from Board 0

[cesium_7]

Does anybody have any tips on how to remove OA glued onto a board?  I have a couple of pieces like this, and one of the boards has a lot of water damage, so I’d like to remove it, but don’t know the best way to go about it.

Thanks!

 

[malvin]

4 hours ago, cesium_7 said:

Does anybody have any tips on how to remove OA glued onto a board?  I have a couple of pieces like this, and one of the boards has a lot of water damage, so I’d like to remove it, but don’t know the best way to go about it.

Thanks!

 

You need a professional restorer for that.  If you piece is india ink, they can soak it in solvent to remove the board.  It's been awhile but should be at least a couple of hundred for something like that

Malvin

[Drewsky]

[JadeGiant]

1 hour ago, Drewsky said:

I will second this recommendation for Robert

[alxjhnsn]

In the many threads on paper conservation, the names that recurred the most were:
 

• Robert Dennis

agraphicstateofmind@verizon.net

http://www.agraphicstateofmind.com/

http://www.agraphicstateofmind.com/comic_art_restoration_service.html

Comic Art Restoration Service (on Facebook)

 

• Gordon Christman

ggc2k@hotmail.com

Gordon doesn't seem to have a web presence, but his snail mail address and phone number are:

Gordon G. Christman

Restoration & Conservation

330 South Horne Street #L

Oceanside, CA 92054

TEL:  760 439 7970

CEL:  760 458 2290

 

• Tracey Heft - Eclipse Paper

trace@eclipsepaper.com

http://www.eclipsepaper.com

 

 

I've also had one recommendation for each of these:

• Jonathan Derow - vetted for works on paper - http://www.jdconservation.com/
• Jill Pratzon - amazing for works on board and canvas. HIGHLY recommended. - http://www.jillpratzon.com/
• James Pascoe - https://www.jamespascoe.net/
• Mark F McDermott - https://www.EarthshineStudios.com 

I would add that most major museums know of paper conservators. You might want to contact someone at a local museum and see if there is a conservator close to you.

 

Edited December 5, 2020 by alxjhnsn

[Will_K]

You should also consider the cost of a professional to get the piece off the board.  It might not be worth it.

Do you have a guess about what kind of glue was used ?  Elmer's ??  Rubber cement ?? Etc ??

[cesium_7]

5 hours ago, Will_K said:

You should also consider the cost of a professional to get the piece off the board.  It might not be worth it.

Do you have a guess about what kind of glue was used ?  Elmer's ??  Rubber cement ?? Etc ??

Thanks guys.  I’ve used Robert for a job before.  He does great work, but is very pricey —the job, plus shipping back and forth— would cost more than the value of the art I would guess—

I’m not sure about the glue type, but the art was published in 1974, and the artists himself mounted it to the board some years later, so I’d guess whatever was common around that time (rubber cement?).  I was hoping there was an easier (and cheaper) method of doing it, but maybe not.