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Antique Care
Damage to antiques or works of art can be caused by a wide range of factors.
Some factors are direct sunlight, damp conditions, neglect,children, animals, insects and over cleaning. The worst damage you can do is by restoring your antique in the wrong way. Before you consider restoration a few factors must be taken into account. The things you need to take into account is place and date of manufacture, the materials, workmanship and decoration. The other factor you must also remember is the cost involved in restoring your antique. While no one would go about ruining antiques deliberately, sadly many newcomers to the word of antiques do this through sheer lack of knowledge. Before you try to even clean your antique read as much as you can about the proper care methods for your particular antique. If you are still not sure on how to take care of your antique you can always get advice from a local antique store. But for now here are some tips on how to not ruin your antiques, but rather take good care of them. The biggest mistake that the majority of newcomers to the world of antiques make is using improper cleaning methods for their antiques. Not only this but some antiques do require cleaning in order to look their best while others don’t benefit from a clean and doing so reduces their value considerably. This is especially true when it comes to cleaning antiques of brass, cleaning can ruin the patina from a very old piece and so can cause you to lose large sums of money and ruins the item. Before you reach for the cloths and soapy water make sure you have learnt everything there is to know about that particular piece. When it comes to refinishing antique furniture then this again is another mistake that most beginners to antiques make. While some furniture needs refinishing some pieces can be destroyed in the process, if for example you were to stumble upon a very rare masterpiece then removing the original finish from the item would quickly turn it into just another nice piece of old furniture. Before you do any refinishing work on your antique read up on it to make sure that you know in what state to keep it. You don’t want the item loose value. Be very careful where you place your antiques, if they are placed in direct sunlight and are left for long periods then this can result in discolouration and staining. Always mover the item around so that sunlight isn’t just falling on one particular side of the object and if you are collecting paper or vintage textiles then keep them out of sunlight at all costs. Never go into restoration yourself unless you know without a doubt what you are doing, many valuable pieces has been destroyed by those who have turned to restoration themselves without truly knowing and understanding how to restore the piece back to its original state. When storing antiques always make sure that you learn how to take the best care possible of them before putting them away, if you haven’t the knowledge of how to store a particular piece then you could ruin it without even realising it and its value would diminish rapidly. Before going into the world of antiques read and learn everything possible and what to look for when buying an antique, how to clean and care for it, how to restore it and how to store it away for safe keeping. Information is the most valuable tool an antique dealer can have and it is imperative that you think before touching otherwise you could be left holding a very pretty but worthless item. Please remember knowledge is your best friend. |
Antique Restoration Hardware for Home Renovators
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