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Parents house burned & most photo’s were damaged by smoke, soot & water.Need to clean them myself,any ideas

Lots of photo’s were retrieved but not cleaned right away since there were so many, most are somewhat damaged. but if they could be cleaned from the black spots on them they would be good enough to scan and reprint, Help, I cant afford to have them done professionally, there are too many and even one costs a fortune

I got this from photorestoration.com

Immerse photos in tap water. Kodak Photo Flo may be added to the water to help in the cleaning process. Separate photos while they are wet. When photos dry they stick together and it is difficult to pull them apart. Do not run water directly on photos as this may lift the emulsion and cause further damage. Use a small soft (sable) art brush to remove debris. Remove photo from water and blot dry. To flatten and remove water from the photo, place the photo image side down against a smooth glass surface or Ferrotype Plate ( purchase from photo supply store ). Use a window squeegee to gently stroke the back smooth and eliminate excess water. Hang the print to dry. You can do this by running a string or wire back and forth and use paperclips (vinyl coated) to hang photo from corner. This process will keep your photos from continuing to decay. It is time consuming , but well worth the effort. Remember to always wear gloves and a face mask when cleaning photos. At this point the photo is clean, and you can decide if the Photo needs image Restoration.

The photos are not going to be completely flat unless you can use a flat print dryer ( also available from photo supply store ) to finish drying and flatten. Place Image face down on dryer plate. I don’t know if they rent them out. I would try to press them in books to flatten them out when they are completely dry.

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