[Jewelry making - Article 00414] - [Orchid] Statue Restoration

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    I hope we are not too far afield to contact you regarding our
    project. If so, and if possible, please refer us to a more appropos
    site. 

    We are restoring a statue of the Holy Family for our parish.  The
    artist is T. Marques, Barcelona, Espana; date on statue 1928.  It
    appears to be a molded plaster statue which used a combination of
    oil-based paints and 23K liquid gold on the garments.  Someone later
    air-brushed the entire statue with acrylic paints.  In removing the
    acrylic paint to bring it back to the original, we are unfortunately
    removing some of the gold too. 

    1. Is there a better way to remove this without further damage to
    the gold?; 

    2. Where do we find 23K liquid gold to reapply to the damaged areas? 

    3. What is the best way to proceed in applying the liquid gold? 



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