Subject: Removing bat urine stains from painted wood
I am working on a painted timber charity board (originally 18th century, with subsequent repaintings) which has been kept since its construction in an extremely damp parish church, with a significant resident bat population. A thick layer of accumulated dust and grime was removed relatively easily using first dry cleaning methods and then a 15% tac solution, but white staining--which I believe is caused by bat-urine--has proved impossible to clean with all the usual solvents. Does anyone have any suggestions? *** Conservation DistList Instance 18:34 Distributed: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Message Id: cdl-18-34-015 ***Received on Monday, 24 January, 2005