Dry Cleaning With a System – An Overview for Conservators
aka offers a finely gradated product range for the gentle cleaning of a diverse range of surface materials. The most common applications include the restoration of historic buildings, cleaning murals and ceiling paintings, as well as sculptures and artworks made of all kinds of materials, or even paintings, books, paper, and wallpaper. Furthermore, leather and textiles are also potential areas of application. The following product summaries discuss the potential uses for each product and describe them in more detail. In the product chart, we have assessed and compiled the information gathered from our previous experience with each product in the column Recommended Applications.
cleaningsponges
akapad dry cleaning sponges are excellently suited for cleaning non-staining dry architectural surfaces, paintings, frescos, murals, wood, wallpaper, paper, and textiles. The akapads are available in four degrees of hardness and also in white versions developed for cleaning paper. The newest product in our range is a white sponge that is especially soft and flexible, allowing it to adapt to a variety of forms.
cleaningsponges
akapad dry cleaning sponges are excellently suited for cleaning non-staining dry architectural surfaces, paintings, frescos, murals, wood, wallpaper, paper, and textiles. The akapads are available in four degrees of hardness and also in white versions developed for cleaning paper. The newest product in our range is a white sponge that is especially soft and flexible, allowing it to adapt to a variety of forms.
abrasivecleaningblocks
akabloc cleaning blocks are slightly abrasive and can be used to clean granite and metal, as well as wooden objects or leather. By utilizing chalk or pumice stone powder as an abrasive medium, they produce certain effects that cannot be achieved with the classic akapads. Akabloc is offered both as a preformed cube and as a block that can be cut to shape. Also, the very abrasive AX-O-Blanc sanding block is a further addition to the product range.
blastpowder
akablast powder was developed for usage in akatec blasting systems. It has been specially designed for cleaning marble, granite, and depending on the blast media, also for sandstone, wooden objects, metal, plastics and textiles. Five types of blast powder are available in various degrees of fineness, two of which are white versions designed for the field of book and paper preservation.
wipingpowder
akawipe is a special development for dry cleaning and removing carbon from historical letters, documents, and technical drawings. The cleaning process can be carried out manually or – when done carefully – by using machines such as rotary sanders.
