removing fingerprints from metal screen prints

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jenkih
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Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:43 pm

Any suggestions for removing fingerprints left behind on screen prints printed on metal editions? I want to remove the finger print smudges from parts of the print with no ink without damaging the ink, make sense? Looking to do this before framing obviously.
Soft cloth?
Dish soap and water? will this remove/damage the ink too?!

appreciate the advice!
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Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:13 am

stainless steel cleaner, but test some inconspicuous spots first.
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Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:53 pm

I personally wouldn't go anywhere close to the ink (maybe just edges and back?). Ink on those metal editions is so fragile, you might accidentally scrape it right off.
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Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:17 pm

mcnail wrote:
Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:13 am
stainless steel cleaner, but test some inconspicuous spots first.
Good thought on the stainless cleaner
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Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:19 pm

wizdom wrote:
Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:53 pm
I personally wouldn't go anywhere close to the ink (maybe just edges and back?). Ink on those metal editions is so fragile, you might accidentally scrape it right off.
For sure, the back is a great place to test cleaners, but that ink is so fragile already I'm paranoid of cleaning the front but there are so many fingerprints it's distracting...
I'll proceed with caution
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