retr0brite not so right?

This has been a very interesting discussion. I haven't applied retr0brite to any of my items yet, but I was considering it. (I have a bunch of very dingy looking VT100 enclosures.) Now I'm reconsidering whether I should try this or not :-). Back to museum conservation. What category does art restoration fall under? I mean, we talked about how the furniture guys drool over the "patina" on old furniture, but in art museums they sometimes undertake cleaning of old paintings to restore the original brightness of the colors. How does that fit into the picture? Why is cleaning art acceptable, but cleaning furniture is not? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>