Talk:BPG Hinge, Tape, and Adhesive Removal

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This discussion page was started in July 2014 to collect ideas for improving the chapter. It includes the suggestions offered by the BPG Publications Committee, PCC Task Force in 2007-2009. Please feel free to add your own suggestions for improvement.

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Suggestions for Improvement[edit source]

  • Consider adding section on varnish removal.
  • Re-evaluate references to thymol and link to more recent critiques of its use in book and paper consideration. --Kkelly (talk) 10:13, 19 September 2017 (CDT)
  • 15.3 List of brand name adhesives is out of date, additions needed.
  • 15.4.1 – Heat and hot air tools need updated with current products.
  • 15.4.2
    • Expand suction table option.
    • Poultices 2e. - Residues from Agarose gels not mentioned (Update this section with other gel block types.)
    • 4. – Enzyme section needs major updating with new product information / distributors.
    • 5. Tideline – Add post-1994 research into tidelines.
  • 15.5.3 – Solvent techniques
    • Move discussion of health and safety to the beginning of the section.
    • Update section on chemical safety, adding internet resources, availability of MSDS online, protective dress and extraction units.
    • consider adding section outlining “how to design a proper solvent storage and treatment area” including specifications for fume extraction, solvent safety, handling, disposal, local codes, fire safety associated with solvent areas, safe quantities of solvent for cabinet storage, etc.
      • I think this would be especially good to have if we end up making a separate Solvents page --Fopferman (talk) 22:28, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
    • Update solvent characteristics, especially with references to Zumbuhl publications and his alternative to the Teas chart --Fopferman (talk) 22:28, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
    • a. Poulticing Materials – 1- 5 Does not mention gel blocks currently in use.
  • 15.6 – Special Considerations
    • Add more discussion of the disadvantages of local treatment.
    • Rehousing as an Alternative to Treatment – Weak section that is very important now as a preventative solution for hinging methods. Reference work by Hugh Phibbs.
    • have linked to Matting and Framing page, which may need some editing also. Moved framing and housing discussions that were on this page to Matting and Framing --Fopferman (talk) 22:25, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Flesh out enzyme section more - which enzymes work best on specific adhesives, etc. --Fopferman (talk) 21:57, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
  • That's a good idea, we should also flesh out the enzymes page and link between both pages --Sandrine Blais (talk) 15:48, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
  • add more detail about testing, probably link to MCP wiki if there is one --Fopferman (talk) 21:39, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
    • doesn't seem like anyone has a page about the mcp, even paintings. we do have some stuff about spot testing, but I'm not sure that it's super helpful for this page --Sandrine Blais (talk) 18:32, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
  • I created a section about adhesive degradation based on info mentioned throughout, but could def be fleshed out more --Fopferman (talk) 22:24, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Citations to Add[edit source]

Warda, Jeffrey, Irene Brückle, Anikó Bezúr, and Dan Kushel. 2007. Analysis of Agarose, Carbopol, and Laponite Gel Poultices in Paper Conservation. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 46 (3): 263–279. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/019713607806112260. Accessed January 19, 2016.--Kkelly (talk) 08:57, 19 January 2016 (CST)

Ormsby, Bronwyn, Melinda Keefe, Alan Phenix, Eleanor Von Aderkas, Tom Learner, Christopher Tucker, and Christoper Kozak. "Mineral Spirits-Based Microemulsions: a Novel Cleaning System for Painted Surfaces" Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 55 (1): 12-31.--Kkelly (talk) 16:41, 14 July 2016 (CDT)

Add citation[edit source]

French, Meredith, and Jodie Utter. 2024. "Art on Paper Discussion Group 2024: Tape and Adhesives: New Techniques and Materials for an Age-Old Problem." Book and Paper Group Annual 43: 119-122.

This summary of the Art on Paper Discussion from the 2024 AIC Annual Meeting covers practical methods for tape and adhesive removals. Rebecca Pollak discusses the use of the gel Sylgard 184 polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), while Heather Hendry discusses a reduction protocol emphasizing mechanical removal options, followed by the limited use of solvents and poultices. --Sandrine Blais (talk) 24 September 2025 (UTC)
I added the reference --Sandrine Blais (talk) 18:52, 25 September 2025 (UTC)
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