Remove stains from an old photo
Send a scan of a stained print and the bot cleans coffee rings, ink spots and discoloration while keeping faces, clothes and background.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
BeforeAfter
In short: Brown rings, coffee marks, ink spots and discoloration can be cleaned from a clear scan or phone picture of the print in 1-2 minutes.
- Where: the VisuMate bot in Telegram, no app or sign-up.
- Cost: 2 credits per image, 7 images free, then packs from 49 Telegram Stars.
- Time: 1 to 2 minutes per image, rerun with a new instruction at the same price.
When you need this
- A coffee ring sits on the upper part of a portrait.
- Unknown brown spots appeared over time.
- A pen left a mark across the corner.
How to do it
- 1
Open @visumate_ai_bot in Telegram with the button on this page and press Start. No sign-up is needed.
- 2
Send the scan or phone picture as a file (document) so Telegram does not compress it. In the caption write what the stain is, for example: coffee ring in the bottom left, ink mark on the sleeve.
- 3
Wait 1-2 minutes for the result. Zoom in on the damaged areas, and if one is still visible, send it again with a more exact caption.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramStains differ in difficulty
A light coffee ring on a wall is simple to remove. Dark ink over a face is harder, because the picture under the ink is gone. The AI estimates what was there from the shape of the head and the surroundings. For a large stain over eyes, the result may look right but not match the person. Smaller marks on clothes, furniture and sky almost always clean up well and need no second run.
Include context in the scan
Scan the entire photo, not just the stained part. The AI needs the whole scene to judge what the stained area should look like. If the print has a handwritten caption on the border, keep it in the scan, and crop later if you wish. Photograph the stain under even light, since a lamp at an angle creates shadows that look like more damage than there really is.
Tips
- Naming the stain in the caption helps the AI decide what to remove.
- Handwriting on the back of the photo can be scanned separately, keep it.
- If a stain sits over a face, expect a rebuilt area and check it.
- Do not try to clean the print with a wet cloth before scanning.
Questions and answers
Can it remove ink completely?
Light ink yes. Heavy ink over a face is rebuilt by the AI.
Is a stain on the back of the photo a problem?
If it shows through, scan against a white sheet.
Does it change the paper color?
It keeps the print as it was and cleans the damage.
What if the stain returns on rerun?
Rerun with a caption that points to the stain.
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