Posterfix "Special Glue Agent"

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• Eisenhower

  May 2022 edited May 2022

  Can’t imagine a “special glue agent”…. 🤦‍♂️ smoke and mirrors?….
  
  In all his videos I’ve seen-I’ve never seen him deacidify or bleach a poster. He just lays them down dry most of the time. 
  
  Couldn’t guess what he uses. 

  
  

  My advice-
  1-stop watching his videos 
  2-read the chapters on the subjects you have questions for in the Book and Paper Group-American Institute of Conservation. *time consuming, yes, but worth it. 

  3-Read all the restoration threads here-a little scattered but still it’s all there. 

  4-read Charlie’s excellent roadmap of his journey to linenbacking and restoration at the All Poster Forum. He has provided nearly all the details. And quite frankly-I think its still the best “how to” to get a grip on this fun hobby. 

  
  

  Best, Mark

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• Charlie

  May 2022

  My guess is the buffer. Technically you should buffer the wheat paste with Calcium Carbonate to provide longer life to the backing. This also acts a smoothing agent and desiccant.

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• CQ_Link

  May 2022

  Thanks!
  
  

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• Duke

  January 2023

  Will methyl cellulose work as an adhesive versus wheat paste?

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• Eisenhower

  January 2023

  I’ve only used MC a few times and only as an infill compound. That said, I think it does act as an adhesive, but from my understanding it’s not as strong and i certainly wouldn’t use it as a substitute for wheat paste where wheat paste is traditionally used. 

  
  

  I’m sure @Charlie can clarify much better than I can. 

  Mark. 

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