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    How to Clean Ribbon Bar mounted?


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    My concern would be colours running, making me leaving it as is but hopefully someone can help you out so you at least have a choice.

    I've only ever cleaned glue from old British ribbons by leaving them soaking in soapy water, they didn't run or get clean but it did remove the glue.

    Tony

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    Hi

    A long time ago I tried to clean some german ribbon with just water as it was really dirty. It did clean it but it is not something I would do again as it did slightly fade the colour and  changed the feel of the material making it very soft and pliable. I would leave it as is.

    Nick 

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    I would try just simply brushing it with a bristle brush-nothing more. I have been amazed at the improvement that can make. Be very careful wetting it, if considering that I would use a new j-cloth & barely wet it at all & just give it a very light rub with that. Personally I would just brush it & leave it.

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    Do NOT use water, for all the reasons cited above.

    One technique sometimes used in museums for old fabrics is to rub, gently, over the surface of the ribbons with a bit of dry white bread.  Strange but true.  It may pick up some of the bits of surface dirt and other than crumbs leaves nothing behind. A bit like using an art eraser, but even gentler and certainly less likely to cause damage than a brush.

    Or just leave them.  Age has it's own beauty.

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