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Lynton have been supplying and advising the Conservation industry for over 15 years and have a proven track record of excellence within this field.
WHY USE LASERS?
Laser cleaning is a valuable addition to the conservator’s toolbox offering a highly selective, reliable and precise method of removing layers of corrosion, pollution, unwanted paint and other surface coatings.
The laser is an extremely controllable alternative to more conventional techniques helping to remove unsightly and damaging layers from the surface of artworks in a wide range of sculptural materials including marble, bronze, ivory and aluminum.
Lasers have been widely and successfully used to clean historic artefacts, sculptures and ancient monuments, while preserving the patina, fine surface detail and important surface coatings.
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HOW DOES LASER CLEANING ACTUALLY WORK?
A laser is a unique source of energy, providing an intense, highly directional, pure form of light that is able to deliver energy to a surface in a highly controllable manner.
Lasers can be found in everyday, almost mundane uses including barcode readers and CD players, as well as the highly specialised surgical tools used for example in eye operations. In fact, the laser cleaning systems used in conservation have been modified from medical systems developed for cosmetic surgery.
The most commonly used laser cleaning systems in conservation emit short pulses of infrared light, typically at a wavelength of 1064 nm. Light at this wavelength quickly heats the dirt on the artwork, which expands and comes away from the surface. In many cases, the light interacts only weakly with the surface of the artwork and the removal process stops as soon as the clean surface is exposed.
It is therefore possible for an experienced conservator to completely remove unwanted layers without over cleaning the valuable surface of the artwork. Patina, fine surface detail and important surface coatings can be preserved. Laser cleaning systems offer an extremely high level of control and precision as can be seen from the video clip of a red rose coated in soot being laser cleaned without causing any damage to the rose itself:
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