Backglass Cleaning and Preservation

[JAG555]

Evening,

I am after some advice. I picked up a vintage backglass today (Touchdown) and my plan is to get it framed up.

It is a bit dirty (as I knew it would be as this came straight out of a loft), however some of the paint is peeling (again, I knew this).

So my question is what shall I use to clean it? And is there anything I can do to stop the peeling before I frame it?

Cheers!

 

[ronsplooter]

If the paint is already peeling then I wouldn't clean it as you'll likely make it worse. Depending on how bad the peeling is you can seal it with Triple Thick or something similar, just don't get too close with the spray can otherwise you can blast the paint right off. A light dusting to start with and then heavier coats. If the peeling is really bad then you can try using cling film to hold it back down and then seal over that.

Have you got some pics of the peeling?

 

[JAG555]

If the paint is already peeling then I wouldn't clean it as you'll likely make it worse. Depending on how bad the peeling is you can seal it with Triple Thick or something similar, just don't get too close with the spray can otherwise you can blast the paint right off. A light dusting to start with and then heavier coats. If the peeling is really bad then you can try using cling film to hold it back down and then seal over that.

Have you got some pics of the peeling?

Thanks mate. I will get some photos today, it is actually not too bad.

 

[JAG555]

If the paint is already peeling then I wouldn't clean it as you'll likely make it worse. Depending on how bad the peeling is you can seal it with Triple Thick or something similar, just don't get too close with the spray can otherwise you can blast the paint right off. A light dusting to start with and then heavier coats. If the peeling is really bad then you can try using cling film to hold it back down and then seal over that.

Have you got some pics of the peeling?

I finally got around to taking some pictures.

Do you think it’s worth doing anything or just leave it as?

 

[ronsplooter]

I'd be very wary about trying to clean that, especially based on the 3rd pic. As a minimum you'd likely lose any remaining paint on the actual crack lines but I'd be worried about pieces lifting as well. If it was me, I'd seal it with Triple Thick or something similar to stabilise everything and then do touch ups from there. I assume you're not going to be lighting it from behind if you're framing it so the touch ups shouldn't be too noticeable assuming you match the colours ok Softly, softly, catchee monkey with that one!

 

[JAG555]

I'd be very wary about trying to clean that, especially based on the 3rd pic. As a minimum you'd likely lose any remaining paint on the actual crack lines but I'd be worried about pieces lifting as well. If it was me, I'd seal it with Triple Thick or something similar to stabilise everything and then do touch ups from there. I assume you're not going to be lighting it from behind if you're framing it so the touch ups shouldn't be too noticeable assuming you match the colours ok Softly, softly, catchee monkey with that one!

Thanks mate! Yeah, I think you are right, I don’t want to make it any worse.

I am not sure whether I will try and back lift this one yet, although I will frame it so it gives me the option.

 

[JAG555]

I'd be very wary about trying to clean that, especially based on the 3rd pic. As a minimum you'd likely lose any remaining paint on the actual crack lines but I'd be worried about pieces lifting as well. If it was me, I'd seal it with Triple Thick or something similar to stabilise everything and then do touch ups from there. I assume you're not going to be lighting it from behind if you're framing it so the touch ups shouldn't be too noticeable assuming you match the colours ok Softly, softly, catchee monkey with that one!

So just to be clear, you would recommend touching it up after it is sprayed with triple?

 

[Moonraker]

Just to confirm what has been said previously don't touch it/clean it, you'll loose a lot of backglass paint.

Triple thick will help stabilise it - block out any clear windows before applying.

Touching up is entirely up to you. If you want a really nice backglass then buy a reproduction one https://bgresto.com/?p=2641.

 

[JAG555]

Just to confirm what has been said previously don't touch it/clean it, you'll loose a lot of backglass paint.

Triple thick will help stabilise it - block out any clear windows before applying.

Touching up is entirely up to you. If you want a really nice backglass then buy a reproduction one https://bgresto.com/?p=2641.

Thanks mate. Yeah, I am not too bothered about touching it up.

 

[ronsplooter]

So just to be clear, you would recommend touching it up after it is sprayed with triple?

Yep, seal it asap to prevent any more paint loss and then either leave as is or touch up if you want