# How do I remove mould from a watercolor painting?

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**Created:** [December 19, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-remove-mould-from-a-watercolor-painting/210498 "2006-12-19T11:33:49Z")\
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I have tried to rub it out with a dry paper napkin. Twice!  
Made sure there was nothing left anywhere I could see.

Going to try to clean it again, but this time with vinnegar and a paper napkin. Read somewhere that a slightly (vinnegar) moist paper napkin pressed firmly against the watercolor painting will clean it up.

Those of you that have an educated idea please tell me.  
I really don’t want to loose or damage the painting, because it’s the first painting I’ve painted. :beam: