Advice how to clean my poster

STT757
STT757 Posts: 302
edited August 2008 in The Porch
I have a couple posters that have been underneath my bed for about 8-10 years, the oldest of which is my MSG poster from 1998. They are in good condition but very dusty, how can I clean them?..

I'm finally going to get them framed, just want to clean them up.
Randalls Island New York 9/29/96 - Oakland Coliseum Oakland California 11/15/97 - MSG New York New York 09/10/98 - Key Arena Seattle Washington 11/05/00, 11/06/00 - PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel New Jersey 7/14/03 - Tweeter Center Camden New Jersey 5/28/06, MSG New York New York 06/25/08, Spectrum Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10/27/09
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  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    STT757 wrote:
    I have a couple posters that have been underneath my bed for about 8-10 years, the oldest of which is my MSG poster from 1998. They are in good condition but very dusty, how can I clean them?..

    I'm finally going to get them framed, just want to clean them up.




    Trade me the MSG 98 and I'll tell you how.....:)
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • zezito
    zezito Posts: 164
    take it to the dry cleaner
    "...take care of a couple of requests...one is from last night...I don't know if you are here again tonight...this first one...I'm not gonna tell you!"
    EV Adelaide 22-11-2006 ... yep I was there ... THANKS!
  • pjtradeking
    pjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    STT757 wrote:
    I have a couple posters that have been underneath my bed for about 8-10 years, the oldest of which is my MSG poster from 1998. They are in good condition but very dusty, how can I clean them?..

    I'm finally going to get them framed, just want to clean them up.

    I am sure if you call a frame shop, they would be able to tell you, and might be able to do it for you while framing your stuff....:)
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    release30 wrote:
    Trade me the MSG 98 and I'll tell you how.....:)
    poster whore :)
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  • Daisy_Buchanan
    Daisy_Buchanan Posts: 162
    Do you have a static duster? It's like a wand thing with lamb's wool on the end (DO NOT use those swiffer things, they have chemicals in them that even Swiffer won't tell you what they are on the package). A very gentle dusting should do the trick sans chemicals.

    Barring that, a good framing shop will clean them for you before mounting/framing :)
  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    STT757 wrote:
    I have a couple posters that have been underneath my bed for about 8-10 years, the oldest of which is my MSG poster from 1998. They are in good condition but very dusty, how can I clean them?..

    I'm finally going to get them framed, just want to clean them up.


    oh man I cringed when I read that your MSG 1998 has been under your bed for 10 years :eek:
    That's one of the shows I'm missing a poster for :(
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • mnicole22
    mnicole22 Posts: 417
    BLOW 'EM

    Blow those bitches off!!

    Honestly? don't know. Good luck.
    AKA Cinnamon Girl :(

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  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    LukinFan wrote:
    poster whore :)


    You know I have been dying to get that poster.....:)
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • melva02
    melva02 Posts: 298
    Yes, shake off the excess dust, then very gentle dusting. Something ultra-soft like a static duster will avoid scratching the posters and grinding in the dust.

    Beware, once you introduce water (damp paper towel or whatever), you may get dark streaks where the dirt is dissolved and smeared. I would try to avoid that if possible, and also call a frame store, or maybe an art preservation place. I know for books you can contact libraries for tips...would a museum be the equivalent for art?

    Melissa
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,499
    go buy a poster cleaner
    the Minions
  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,619
    buy a can of air at staples
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,941
    duster may work, but it may embed the dirt in the fibers of the paper more.

    if you can be careful with some canned air that'd be my method, just don;t angle the can or it'll shoot the air out in liquid form and your poster will be shit. Maybe have someone hold it up and you can spray with it level in small controlled bursts. If that doesn't work your pretty much fucked, a frame shop may clean it but it'll cost you!
  • STT757
    STT757 Posts: 302
    I was going to use my swifter, guess not now. What about those aerosol cans for cleaning your computers?

    BTW..

    My MGS Poster I purchased on night one, 9/10/98. The famous "Breath" show was the following night, although the place was full of the signs Ed commented he had taken Viagara and was busy doing something else instead of practicing Breath (or something along those lines). You know they had plenty of posters, they did not run out like MSG 2008 I was at. You could have bought a dozen back then.

    Right now the MSG I 1998 poster is in a tube with Seattle 2000, and Holmdel 2003. All are going out to be framed, I'm just looking for my ticket stubs to stick in with them in the frame.

    In another tube I have my 1997 Oakland "Opening up for the Stones" poster, I caught them the second night of a four night stand with the Rolling Stones in 1997.
    Randalls Island New York 9/29/96 - Oakland Coliseum Oakland California 11/15/97 - MSG New York New York 09/10/98 - Key Arena Seattle Washington 11/05/00, 11/06/00 - PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel New Jersey 7/14/03 - Tweeter Center Camden New Jersey 5/28/06, MSG New York New York 06/25/08, Spectrum Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10/27/09
  • satansbedbugs
    satansbedbugs On Tour Posts: 2,413
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    oh man I cringed when I read that your MSG 1998 has been under your bed for 10 years :eek:
    That's one of the shows I'm missing a poster for :(


    That makes 2 of us !!
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    release30 wrote:
    You know I have been dying to get that poster.....:)
    oh, I know- I was just kidding. Maybe this person will consider a trade
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    1996: Ft Lauderdale
    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II
  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    satansbedbugs wrote:
    That makes 2 of us !!


    I really REALLY like your location my friend! It has to happen!!! I have faith :)

    back to the MSG poster, I'm sure it will come my way one day at a reasonable price :D
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    LukinFan wrote:
    oh, I know- I was just kidding. Maybe this person will consider a trade


    I would consider tradeing MSG 1 and 2 of this year for it..Doubt it would happen though...:)
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • STT757
    STT757 Posts: 302
    Sorry guys, I'm not trading a poster to a show I've been to. Especially one that is coming up on it's 10th anniversary this September, wow time is flying fast.. This poster was under my bed at my parents house for about 8 years, I brought it here two years ago when my Wife and I got married. I'm now getting around to it today.

    There were plenty of posters available, IIRC I bought the poster on the way out at the end of the show. That's in contrast to the latest MSG show this past June when they were sold out of the posters an hour or two before the show started.

    Just check E-bay, I'm sure they will pop up.

    Here's another poster story for you, I live in New Jersey and flew out to Seattle in November 2000 to see the two Key Arena shows. I bought a few things at the shows including the poster for the show, to fly home I had to connect in Houston. So I fly Continental Airlines Seattle-Houston, about a 4-5 hour flight with the poster rolled up with a rubber band underneath the seat in front of me. I connect in Houston to my flight to Philadelphia, no problem the poster is still with me. I land at Philadelphia and walk off the plane with the poster in my hand, my parents who were picking me up met me and we walked to the baggage claim where I checked my bag (all I carried on board was the Seattle Poster). After I get my bag we are walking to the car, I stopped to tie my shoes.

    About an hour later when we were almost home I realized I left the poster at the airport when I stopped to tie my shoes, I flew all the way across the country. Changed planes in Houston and forgot my poster on a bench at the Philadelphia airport while I stopped to tie my shoes. I called the airport a bunch of times to see if they found it but to no avail, I eventually bought the Seattle poster on E-bay but it does not feel the same as having the original I bought at the show if that makes sense.
    Randalls Island New York 9/29/96 - Oakland Coliseum Oakland California 11/15/97 - MSG New York New York 09/10/98 - Key Arena Seattle Washington 11/05/00, 11/06/00 - PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel New Jersey 7/14/03 - Tweeter Center Camden New Jersey 5/28/06, MSG New York New York 06/25/08, Spectrum Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10/27/09
  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    LukinFan wrote:
    poster whore :)

    no such thing...its a myth :)
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    petrocs wrote:
    no such thing...its a myth :)


    Correct!
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......

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