The SOS Art laboratory provides all kinds of traditional restoration, such as cleaning using the conservator's tampon or compression, binding and consolidation using colletta or synthetic resins, foderatura a collapasta or with resins, repair of cracks in frescoes, and surface re-touching through imitation, abstraction and chromatic selection. In addition, thanks to constant updates, SOS Art can offer state-of-the-art restoration solutions including: Cleaning painted surfaces with water-based solutions containing active principles that work with greater selectivity and are consequently less destructive to the integrity of the artwork, and which imply none of the problems of toxicity associated with organic solvents.
  • Cleaning painted surfaces with viscous solutions, allowing for modification of critical parameters, such as penetration and diffusion, so as to limit the risk of jeopardizing the integrity of the artwork.
  • Cleaning painted surfaces with enzymatic solutions to obtain the maximum cleaning selectivity. This technique is particularly advantageous in the restoration of polychrome wood sculpture with multiple layers of paint, and is preferable as an alternative to the risky and less selective mechanical process based upon the use of a scalpel.
  • Consolidation and relining with a vacuum envelope system and synthetic resins, which permit restoration of surfaces sensitive to humidity, such as those of contemporary paintings.
  • Consolidation and cold relining using the suction table invented by Professor Vishwa Raj Mehra, which allows restoration of small portions of a painting without the application of a protective declinature, as well as restoration in situations where the use of heat is prohibited.
If during the preliminary stages a thorough analysis to establish the alterations of the original constituents of the artwork or of the various coating substances on the surface is required, the laboratory calls upon professional conservators to perform microanalysis, chromatography and spectrometry. The vast experience of the SOS Art restorers allows for cost-effective and expedient work. The restoriations are documented with detailed reports regarding the techniques and methodologies employed, and supported by slides and photographs in different formats. The SOS laboratory also uses digital data and images that can be burned onto CD ROMs. Thanks to its highly consciencous and scientific approach to art restoration, the SOS Art laboratory works with an ever-growing clientele of private collectors, antique dealers, and public institutions, to which it supplies an extensive list of restoration services, both traditional and contemporary.