archival tape for glass/metal?
November 11, 2008 6:15 AM Subscribe
Archival Linen tape work on metal/glass? Help me out here...
Hi, I'm resealing some daguerreotype photos, which requires taping the glass front to the copper metal back to keep air from getting inside to the surface of the metal under the glass, where there is the image.
Anyway, i recently got some of this tape, and it requires me to moisten to activate the glue. I moistened it using a wet sponge, and it feels sticky. But it doesn't really seem to adhere to the glass or metal. It sticks at first, but as it dries the bond becomes brittle and comes unglued on its own or quite easily if i give the slightest tug.
Am I not moistening this right, or is this not the right tape? I've heard filmoplast p90 is absolutely the best for this work, but it's so damned expense. It IS, however, self adhesive. Maybe I'm not moistening enough? Or should I just shell out for filmoplast? They seem the same, except one has to be moistened to stick. Does one have to submerge the tape or something?
Hi, I'm resealing some daguerreotype photos, which requires taping the glass front to the copper metal back to keep air from getting inside to the surface of the metal under the glass, where there is the image.
Anyway, i recently got some of this tape, and it requires me to moisten to activate the glue. I moistened it using a wet sponge, and it feels sticky. But it doesn't really seem to adhere to the glass or metal. It sticks at first, but as it dries the bond becomes brittle and comes unglued on its own or quite easily if i give the slightest tug.
Am I not moistening this right, or is this not the right tape? I've heard filmoplast p90 is absolutely the best for this work, but it's so damned expense. It IS, however, self adhesive. Maybe I'm not moistening enough? Or should I just shell out for filmoplast? They seem the same, except one has to be moistened to stick. Does one have to submerge the tape or something?
gummed linen will not stick to a non-porous surface. i mean, it will for a couple of minutes, but it will eventually pull itself loose, which you've seen.
i have no earthly idea what standard conservator's tape is for daguerreotypes, but know that you're probably not using the tape incorrectly, it's just the incorrect tape for this purpose.
posted by wreckingball at 7:09 AM on November 11, 2008
i have no earthly idea what standard conservator's tape is for daguerreotypes, but know that you're probably not using the tape incorrectly, it's just the incorrect tape for this purpose.
posted by wreckingball at 7:09 AM on November 11, 2008
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posted by leslies at 6:29 AM on November 11, 2008