How to get rid of a bad paint smell?

I bought a painting about three weeks ago while redecorating my bedroom, so it stayed in my brother's old bedroom while i was still painting. But I noticed it now has a pretty bad smell. I don't know a lot - anything really - about painting, so I don't know what kind of paint it is, but I really like the painting and I'd rather get rid of the smell than throw out the painting. It smells a little acidic. So does anyone know how to get rid of this smell?





Any help hugely appreciated.How to get rid of a bad paint smell?
Odd.


You don't say it it is on wood, velvet, canvas, cardboard, or what.


You also dont say whether it is a thin flat brush paint or a thicker knife painting.


And you also do not say if it is oil or watercolor.





So, you must take my answer with a grain of salt... and be careful what you do... You may even want to consult with a local art shop first.





First, I would take some warm water (a pail full), and put ONLY 6 DROPS of DISH DETERGENT in the whole pail. I'm serious here. You only want to break up the surface tension of the water!





Then take a soft lint free cloth, and soak it. Now wring it out to damp, and carefully and gently wipe a SMALL inconspicuous spot. You are only trying to see if the paint is color fast!





IFF the paint stays on OK, and the painting is OK, and only dirt came off, THEN... Gently and carefully wipe down the whole painting, front and back, and sides, etc. You might want to take the precaution of wiping the painting and the frame SEPERATELY (from each other), by carefully unframing the painting...





You are NOT scrubbing, you only gently wipe dust etc off. The cloth must ONLY be damp. Change the water in the pail the minute it starts to get a little cloudy.





Once the painting had been wiped down, let it dry for at least 2-3 days.





Next, wrap it in a very thin, soft, cloth, as sheer as you can get. Now you need a good flat surface, and a piece of cardboard that is larger than the painting. You will also need a ton of baking soda. You will put a layer of baking soda on the cardboard, about 1/2 inch thick, and about 2 inches larger in area than the painting. Lay the wrapped painting down on it. Now cover up the other side of the painting with another 1/2 inch layer of baking soda.





Let it sit there for 2-3 days. Now gently, with a brush, wipe off the top layer of soda into a dry pail. Take off the painting, and stir up the bottom layer, and re-form it. flip the painting over so that what was the top side is now the bottom, and lay it down on the soda. Re-cover it with the soda you saved in the pail. Let sit again 3-4 days.





NOw gently sweep away all the soda... you are going to throw it all away. You can flush it down the bathtub drain, a bit at a time.





Unwrap the painting. Let it ';air out'; a day or so. That should have taken away most of the smell.





If not, then the smell is something serious... could be several things.





You might want to go see a local art shop, to see if there is some kind of clear fixative spray sealant or other trhing you could put on that painting.





A last solution would be to have it re-framed, behind glass. Be sure the glass is separated from the painting by a layer of acid free white-card, about 1/8 in. Also, you will want a cardboard on the back, again seprarated by white card. You are going to be sealing the painting in the new frame/case, so that you will not smell it any more.





Good LuckHow to get rid of a bad paint smell?
I have no idea how best to help, but I do know that some oil paintings are varnished. I think you need to talk to someone who actually paints, like maybe someone at an art studio or an art gallery, even a museum curator might know.





Good Luck!
This is common when you purchase something and bring it home , like carpet, beddings, paintings etc... air will take care of it ! don't worry about it and try not to go near it and take a whiff. If you can, open the window a bit this will help !

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