Tips for cleaning up a receipt image

[mattyp77]

So I have a receipt that I accidentally dropped on the floor of my car. Didnt notice it and it got stepped on, dirty, wrinkled, and distorted but it turns out I actually really need it to make a return. And it cant be looked up by credit card, it was a cash receipt. So I scanned it, cropped it, converted it to black and white, and did a little bit of manual clean up. Already that did a massive amount of clean up but I would like to go a step further. A lot of the text is cracked and partly unreadable and the bar code has a crease through it. At the very least I would like the lettering especially for the transaction number to be crisp and readable. If possible I would also like to fix up the bar code. I wonder if I can actually get it to scan. So any tips for filling in the cracks in the text and cleaning up the barcode would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

**Note: For the image I uploaded I did block out specific details to keep it anonymous. Besides its only so you can see what Im working with. Not for you to do it for me. Thanks!

[Tas_mania]

I'm wondering how you are going to reprint it? Do you have a POS printer? Keep in mind this data would also be at their end. In Australia businesses have to keep data for 7 years for tax reasons.

[rich2005]

Filters -> Generic -> Erode

...but not much you can do about the barcode except go in with a small brush and paint in lines.
or
you could always add your own - will the taxman ever check it 

   

[sallyanne]

Invoice number should suffice. Rich did it!