Fire Recovery & Art Restoration
CO2 Snow Cleaning can be used to clean items after soot deposits from fires. There are several factors to consider, the major two are: 1 - How hot did the item get, and 2 - Can the item withstand cleaning process.
Soot has been removed from items after exposure to fires. We found by testing that if the item got "hot enough," the soot can react with some substrates. If the soot reacts, all the overlayers will be removed, but inspection can reveal residuals invinsible to the eye. At lower temperature, all the soot is removed. At present, we will test items for you and are considering a contract cleaning service. We can give more details in email.
We had a kitchen fire and a frying pan bottom got scroched, badly, and cleanign with CO2 led to soot removal easily and quickly. The photo pair on the bottom shows the before and after effects.
Within art restoration, one user and our own testing have successfully cleaned sculptures, frames, and other items. Paintings are a special problems and the risks outweigh any benefit for old masters or oil based paints. The enzymes are better. Modern acrylics painting may be possible - still untested. We will test if you can send a sample.
