Cigarette Smoke Smell on a Painting

RE: Cigarette Smoke Smell on a Painting Post By bestbrushstroke (Guest Post) (09/03/2007) As an artist I would NOT recommend using alcohol to clean acrylic paintings...the alcohol is actually used to REMOVE acrylic paint when we make an error in our painting! ! It is great and harmless on oil paintings, however! RE: Cigarette Smoke Smell on a Painting Post By (Guest Post) (06/03/2006) My cousin, who works in an art gallery, said to clean it with rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball. Don't soak it with the alcohol, just wet the cotton ball and rub, in small circles, moving along a little at a time. Don't scrub, just 'massage' it gently, and take your time. Replace the cotton ball as it gets soiled. This method works on, not only oil paintings, but acrylic, as well. RE: Cigarette Smoke Smell on a Painting Post By Jenn (Guest Post) (06/01/2006) try a small solution of fabric softner and dawn soap, with a small brush. That is how I get the nicotine off the walls in smoking rooms at a motel I work at.