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Not sure how I feel about doing a restoration in this manor. On the one hand if done carefully the painting can be restored back to the way it was when the master painted it. but on the other hand, the centuries of natural patina is destroyed. Cleaning is one thing but removing natural patina in my way of thinking would devalue the painting.

What they are removing isn't patina - it's dirt, grime, wax. Oil paints do not oxidize like metals, woods or even stains.

Neil