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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Tammy, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have just finished a massive conservation project on a wooden structure, so I have some knowledge on this.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our conservator used a product called Timbor after carefully cleaning the surface of the wood with small soft brushes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nisuscorp.com/architects/products/tim-bor-professional">http://nisuscorp.com/architects/products/tim-bor-professional</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From the look of it you may want to think about trying to replace parts of the structure, as we did.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is possible to age the look of new wood to grey/silver. In any case, it may be less expensive to replace than to conserve wood structures, in some cases.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope that helps!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Jennifer Cane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Burnaby Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">6344 Deer Lake Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Burnaby, B.C.| V5G 2J3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Tel. 604-297-4425<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="www.burnabyartgallery.ca"><span style="color:windowtext">www.<b>burnabyartgallery</b>.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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