Use of Solvent-Infused Agar Gels to Remove Old Glue Staining - Part 3/3
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Use of Solvent-Infused Agar-Gels to Remove Old Glue Staining - Part 2
Link to paper:
Rigid Solvent-Gels in Paper Conservation: A New Approach to Sticky Problems
Françoise Richard, Joen J. Hermans & Lora Angelova
Pages 86-106 | Published online: 13 May 2024
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Preparing the agar gels is on UA-cam:
Making Agar Gel with Water and Ethanol
• Making Agar Gel with W...
Bravo Peter! Wonderful job my friend. The book looks great. The only words of advice I can offer is when you leaf cast the interior cover use a film barrier to make the pulp attach in a straighter line. It will blend better with the original paper. In particular the right side of the interior of the book. Believe me I learned this from many trials and errors. Even if the color match is not perfect a straighter line along the perimeter will blend better. Love the upload Peter and the results.
Dear Jerry, thank you for the advise. I will need to look into the film definitely and see how it goes. I ended up leaf casting the splash page and back page (1st wrap) from one side and then turned it over to smooth out some of the rough intersection lines between the pulp and paper. The end result was quite good as far as hydrogen bonding went - really strong. I hadn’t planned on doing the leaf casting this early but had some time this weekend and went for it! I was really pleased with the outcome. Thanks for the tips and for encouraging me as always, Jerry.
@@peteralachi3888 the film I use is from Blick Art Supplies sold in the specialty paper section. It is used for drafting and can be cut to size.
Wonderful job Professor! This comic book is now functional again, can be enjoyed as intended, and is preserved for future generations!
Yes, absolutely. This one was quite challenging.
Amazing work. Masterfully done.
Thank you so much!
Cover looks great! Good job cleaning and leaf casting!
Thank you so much. Appreciate it!
I love Wonder Woman books! This was a treat to watch. Thank you.
You’re very welcome!
WOW Great work as always - I need to learn leaf casting from you for sure.
It’s definitely doable. Just need practice. I ruined a few books along the way so it’s a process to get it right.
impressive results, my compliments. How do you keep the pulp/casting pliable? I am still practicing and I have the problem with castings on the spine not wanting to bend unless i use tons of steam. thanks.
A little amount of glycerol can be added to the pulp for pliability and then you have to control the thickness of the pulp so it’s similar to the paper’s thickness. I still end up forming the spine carefully over a rod and slowly form it with a bit of water added to help the spine pulp down with gravity. Breakage points will appear then and you can alway seal them with a bit of starch paste - happened to this book at 2 break points. But overall, I rolled the pulp and then left the cover under pressure for a couple of days to dry between paper towels and to slowly form better H bonding. When sized, the Abaca can be stiff but pliable with glycerol and width control.
@@peteralachi3888 thx…This makes sense, I will try to form the spine this way. I am still practicing leaf casting with mixed results, but getting better