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Re: How to clean Up the Back of Photo ?
« Reply #15 on: Friday 16 May 08 05:09 BST (UK) »
There is a product called UNDU which is photo safe and acid free, used by many scrapbookers etc. It's made by an Australian company (I thought it was American till i just looked !!). Here's their blurb........http://www.timbermate.com.au/products/undu.html
I have just used it on my Grandad's WW1 RN photos, with excellent results. Not sure if it's available in England, but scrapbooking is popular over there, isn't it? Smiley
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Re: How to clean Up the Back of Photo ?
« Reply #16 on: Friday 16 May 08 05:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Jo  Smiley

Thanks for that info - sounds like a good product for around the house, but if it does not specifically claim to be safe for photographs then I would advise against using it on photos or other precious items.  There is always a possibility that the solvents in these products can seep through to the emulsion side of a photograph and cause problems there, or cause ink to run and other horrors.

Just my professional opinion!  Wink Grin

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