I know this is going to make everyone cringe but when I was in jr.
high (well over 25 years ago), my school had a bell from the USS
Hammond because our school was named after Francis C. Hammond, a local
navy medic that received the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.
Said bell was graffitied along with the school walls one evening so
the school had to call the Navy which sandblasted the bell clean.
Looked really shiny after that.  :)

Deb

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:37 PM, David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Joshua,
>
> Often a solvent may drive the paint deeper into the underlying media if it
> is porous or has a soft patina.
>
> I would hesitate to recommend any "recipe" without knowing what the surface
> of the bell is like and what kind of paint went on it - some treatments,
> especially by commercial vendors, can be highly aggressive - so be careful.
>
> One thing that we recommend is that after removal that you have a
> knowledgable conservator treat the bell and provide it with a protective
> coating of wax - this will act as a buffer to exposure outdoors, handling,
> and will serve as an isolating layer between the original surface and any
> graffitti - making its removal far easier should this occur again.
>
> Cheers!
> Dave
>
> David Harvey
> Conservator
> Los Angeles, CA
>
>
> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Joshua K. Blay HSBC
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> We have a bell outside on exhibit and unfortunately it has been tagged a
>> couple times by the local population.  Does anyone have any recommendations
>> to removing graffiti from such objects?
>>

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