How do you clean cigarette smoke off an oil painting?
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You don't, you need to take it to a professional and have it done.
im not really sure, i've never had this problem
maybe if u take somethign like peroxide or vinegar oil and put it on a q-tip or small rag ang clean gently it would come off without ruining your painting.
Good luck!
If this is a valuable painting, or old, I would suggest you seek advice from the people who clean and conserve paintings at your local museum or art gallery. If the painting is valuable only to you, as a start you could use a warm water and mild detergent solution. This shouldn't do any harm and may be all it needs. Dip a cotton ball in the mixture and wring out as dry as possible. Choosing one spot rub the picture gently until the dirt/smoke stains start to lift. Discard the cotton wool and move to the adjoining spot with a new piece of almost dry cotton wool overlapping the clean spot a fraction. Keep changing the cotton wool as soon as it starts to get dirty and move methodically over the whole picture. I did this with a Victorian scrap screen and it removed loads of dirt but I just left it then - I didn't want to damage that patina of age - I certainly wouldn't have put anything stronger onto it without expert advice.
Regards
I agree with the two answers taking it to a professional to see if they can restore it or have something that can clean the painting.
oil paintings are hard to do yourself, without ruining the painting. Seek a professional, that is their profession. They can do this and preserve the painting, Sorry, that is the only way to go. If you use any of the over the counter cleaning sullpies, it will damage the painting.
if you can't get it to a professional, try corn starch
a light brushing on - wait an hour - a light brushing off
repeat a few times until brilliant (wait a day or so in between efforts)
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