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Presenter details restoration of John Brown statue, calls it a "piece of history"
Summary
A presenter described a conservation project to remove graffiti and rust-like staining from a marble statue of John Brown, saying stone-safe paint strippers, a three-day poultice process and CO2 sublimation (dry ice) were used to avoid damaging the marble.
A presenter described a recent conservation project to restore a marble statue of John Brown, saying specialized stone-safe paint removers, a three-day poultice and CO2 sublimation (dry ice) were used to remove graffiti and preserve the marble.
The presenter said the statue had been graffitied “about, I guess, 10 or 15 years ago,” and that previous responses had included painting over the graffiti rather than properly removing it. “We rebuilt several areas that were lost on the marble,” the presenter said.
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