CONSERVATION / ARCHIVAL TAPES

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CONSERVATION BOOKS
Conservation Framing of Art on paper, thin board, fabric and parchment.

Code   Description Price
CFBConservation Framing   POA
        Conservation Book



PH TESTING PEN
A fibre-based pen based on chlorophenol red for indicating whether a pourous paper is acidic or alkaline.

Code   Description Price
TPPH Testing Pen   POA
    PH Testing Pen



ARCHIVAL MOUNTING CORNERS
Archival museum quality clear corner pockets, made from clear polypropylene with a high grab lasting adhesive. Slide your artwork or photo into the pocket, the set back clear L corner means that a minimum of the artwork surface gets covered. No adhesive ever touches the subject and the artwork can always be easily removed. Safe and acid free. Suitable for light and heavy-weight photographs.

Code Description Price
AC80845   Archival Mounting Corners 32mm Qty 160   £4.50
AC80847Archival Mounting Corners 75mm Qty 80£6.30
        Archival Mounting Corners


SEE-THRU MOUNTING STRIPS
A framers favourite for hinge-less mounting of artworks. Lineco Mounting Strips are strong and safe and made from conservation quality Mylar polyester with a laminated slim strip of acid-free paper and on one side and set just in from the inner edge of the paper is a self adhesive backing strip to avoid glue migrating. Application is easy - lay your artwork in position on an acid-free backing, place the strips around the artwork, and adhere the strips to the backing. No adhesive ever touches the artwork. Strips can be cut to the required size of each job. Available in 4" strips and now economical 12" strips, each package contains 60 strips.

Code Description Price
MS4See-Thru Mounting Strips 4" Qty 60£10.40
MS12   See-Thru Mounting Strips 12" Qty 60   £20.90
          See-Thru Mounting Strips



SELF-SEALING MYLAR L-VELOPES
Framers and museums choose L-Velopes to display and frame artworks for clarity and support. Artworks are sandwiched between sheets of archival quality clear Mylar polyester, no adhesive necessary. Heat sealing the edges will stop harmful adhesive migrating to the artwork, and keep out dirt and pollutants. Opens on two adjacent sides to slide in artwork. Fold over flaps to make a non-adhesive seal. Easily reversible, leaving the artwork in its original condition, and the L-Velope re-usable.

Code Description Price
SSM1   Self-Sealing Mylar L-Velopes 8.5" x 11" Qty 5£11.50
SSM2Self-Sealing Mylar L-Velopes 11" x 14" Qty 5£14.60
SSM3Self-Sealing Mylar L-Velopes 11.5" x 16.5" Qty 5   £15.80

  Self-Sealing Mylar L-Velopes


        Opens on two sides to slide in artwork
        Fold over flaps to seal without adhesive
        Easily reversible, leaving the artwork in its original condition, and the L-Velope re-usable


SEE THRU POLYESTER ENVELOPES
These large envelopes offer an excellent approach to the practical archival storage of large maps, prints or broadsides. These envelopes offer archival storage while giving complete visibility to its contents. Made of 75 micron archival polyester, with 3 edges sealed. Pkt of 5.

Code Description Price
SPE1   See Thru Polyester Envelopes 17" x 21" Qty 5£10.95
SPE2See Thru Polyester Envelopes 18" x 24" Qty 5£12.65
SPE3See Thru Polyester Envelopes 24" x 36" Qty 5   £21.50

    See Thru Polyester Envelopes



ARCHIVAL POLYESTER ROLL
When you need to store, frame or display artwork with out any glues or tape, then encapsulation with High Polyester is for you. Offering a totally reversible archival display method, ideal for manhandling artworks in schools, colleges and museum. Polyester rolls are a convenient way of handling polyester, especially when your requirements are for various sizes of artwork.

Code Description Price
APR1Polyester Roll, 75 micron, 1067mm x 20m£32.70
APR2   Polyester Roll, 75 micron, 1524mm x 50m   £115.00

    Archival Poyester Roll


ASSORTED HINGING PAPER
A collection of the highest quality Japanese Hinging Papers. These assorted papers have different weights and finishes, so you can select the correct thickness and strength for the artwork you wish to hinge. Always choose a lesser weight paper than the artwork you are hinging to avoid damage.

Code Description Price
AHP   Assorted Hinging Paper   £41.85

    Assorted Hinging Paper

Assortment Includes:
Sekishu Kozogami Tsuru (one 729mm x 520mm 22gsm handmade, 100% Kozo, lightweight with a laid finish sheet)
Sekishu White (one 990mm x 610mm 30gsm long fibre sheet)
Sekishu Natural (one 990mm x 610mm 30gsm long fibre sheet)
Kizukishi (one 940mm x 640mm 11-12gsm, 100% Kozo, silky long fibre sheet)
Mulberry (two 850mm x 640mm 42gsm sheets, handmade, Kozo and sulphite pulp, long fibre, lightweight, strong and soft)



JAPANESE HINGING TISSUE (Mulberry Paper)
Japanese Mulberry paper sheets manufactured with 55 parallel tear lines to allow you to produced feather-edge Japanese hinges easily. Tear lines are produced at various widths apart to make hinges from 6mm to 23mm wide, all up to 432mm in length. Available in two weights, the 12gsm is used for photographs and light artwork, and the 20gsm is used for heavier works. Use with Wheat Starch (Code LPWS1) or Rice Starch (Code LPRS1) to make strong secure conservation hinges.

Code Description Price
MP1   Japanese Hinging Tissue 597mm x 432mm 12gsm   £32.10
MP2Japanese Hinging Tissue 597mm x 432mm 20gsm£34.25

    Japanese Hinging Tissue



ZEST-IT
PH7-70 self adhesive tape can be safely removed from paintings and prints with Zest-it. Using a soft long filament brush, apply small amounts of Zest-it to the sides of the tape. Wait 30 to 60 seconds. As the brush is moved, the filaments will slide between the tape and the surface as the Zest-it releases the tape. Apply Zest-it as necessary until the tape is free of the surface. Allow the surface to dry for 24/36 hours before handling.

Code   Description   Price
ZE125   Zest-it  125ml   £5.05
ZE500Zest-it  500ml£11.40

    Zest-it



PH7-70 CONSERVATION / ARCHIVAL TAPE
White self adhesive, single sided acid free (pH 7 neutral) adhesive paper tape of conservation quality. Due to its excellent high adhesion qualities, this tape is ideal for artworks on heavier textured papers and attaching art boards to mounts around the edges. Framers also use this tape to hinge artworks and cover bevels on deep mounts. PH7-70 is reversible with Zest-it. (see Code ZE125)

Code   Description Price
PH7-C25   PH7-70 Conservation Tape 25mm x 66m   £8.25
PH7-C38PH7-70 Conservation Tape 38mm x 66m£13.80
PH7-C50PH7-70 Conservation Tape 50mm x 66m£16.45
Archival Tape



PH7-70 CONSERVATION ATG TAPE
Permanent double sided adhesive transfer gun tape. It has a water based acrylic adhesive system which will not react with sensitive papers. The adhesive system is acid free, but ATG tape should never be placed anywhere near the artwork. ATG tape is ideal for bonding double mounts together and apply overall backing papers on the backs of frames. Designed to be applied using an ATG Tape Despenser, rolls will fit most ATG guns (see Code DST-G).

Code Description Price
PH7-D12   PH7-70 Conservation ATG Tape 12mm x 30m   £3.90
PH7-D19PH7-70 Conservation ATG Tape 19mm x 30m£6.45

  ATG Tape


SELF ADHESIVE LINEN TAPE
An acid-free fine white cotton linen tape. Coated on one side with a water based acid free (pH 7) acrylic permanent self adhesive. Non yellowing and reversible with water and Zest-it (see Code ZE125) from most stable artworks. Ideal for hinging top mounts to backing boards.

Code Description Price
SLT1   Self Adhesive Linen Tape 32mm x 10m   £9.55
Self Adhesive Linen Tape



FILLET TAPE
A clear double sided tape with a polyester base, non ageing or yellowing. Designed to attach the fillet to the mount. 6mm wide and 0.22mm thick. Both sides being coated with a high grab acrylic adhesive. Acid migrations are stopped by the middle barrier of polyester.

Code   Description Price
FTFillet Tape 6mm x 50m  £4.65
      Fillet Tape

ART TAPE
Art Tape known in the USA as Artists Tape. A fine white matt finish tape smooth to the touch, ph of 7.1. Art Tape can be peeled away carefully from most sound papers. Due to its nice smooth matt white finish that will not yellow this tape is ideal for covering deep bevel mounts. Art Tape can also be used to hinge artwork, seal the edges of a glass, artwork and mount into sandwich to keep out air pollutants and bits, making fitting easy.

Code   Description Price
ATSArt Tape 25mm x 54m  £9.50
      Art Tape



COTTON RAG ARCHIVAL GUM TAPE
Museum quality cotton rag acid free archival gum tape with 2% calcium carbonate buffer. Use it to hinge almost everything, knowing it will be secure and safe. AKD sized (Alkylketene Dimerrakd, alkaline sizing agent synthesized from fatty acids). Lignin free. Farina Starch gum (potato starch) base to 25gsm. pH range 7.0 - 8.0. Ideal For Hinging heavy papers.

Code   Description Price
CRGCotton Rag Archival Gum Tape 25mm x 30m  £11.90
Cotton Rag Archival Gum Tape



GUMMED ARCHIVAL WHITE LINEN TAPE
Used for hinging mounts to together. A fine white cotton cloth tape, acid free, with a water activated starch adhesive (pH neutral). Permanent and non-yellowing. Apply by activating the glue by drawing the tape over a deionised water sponge and pressing firmly into position. Reversible from stable papers by re-wetting with deionised water allowing to soak and gentle peeling back.

Code   Description Price
GLT1Gummed Archival Linen Tape 24mm x 10m£7.75
GLT2Gummed Archival Linen Tape 24mm x 50m£15.80
GLT3Gummed Archival Linen Tape 24mm x 150m£42.00
GLT4Gummed Archival Linen Tape 38mm x 150m  £53.00
Linen Tape


GUMMED ARCHIVAL WHITE PAPER TAPE
White wood-free and acid-free paper tape with a gummed pH neutral water activated starch adhesive. 70gsm with a high tensile strength great for hinging weighty artworks, can also be used for hinging backing mounts to the top mount to create a book mount or sealing around glass backs and mounts to perfect a pollutant and insect free sandwich for your artwork (keeps out flumbs when fitting). Dampen with a sponge of deionised water to apply. Reversible with water.

Code   Description Price
GAP1Gummed Archival Paper Tape 24mm x 10m£2.75
GAP2Gummed Archival Paper Tape 24mm x 50m£6.20
GAP3Gummed Archival Paper Tape 24mm x 350m   £13.75
Paper Tape



GUMMED ARCHIVAL HINGING PAPER TAPE
Gummed acid free 70gsm, wood free, white paper tape, with a water activated (pH 7 neutral) adhesive system. The very high tensile strength of this hinging tape, makes it ideal for supporting the heaviest of art. To activate moisten with distilled water.

Code Description Price
GHP1   Gummed archival hinging paper tape 25mm x 50mPOA
GHP2Gummed archival hinging paper tape 25mm x 350m   POA
 



SELF ADHESIVE HINGING TISSUE PAPER TAPE
A very fine long fibre tissue with an archival quality, pressure sensitive, acid free (pH 7 neutral) adhesive, which is permanent and will not turn yellow. The product is finger lifted for ease of application. It is supplied 24mm wide on 30mm release paper.

Code   Description Price
HTPSelf adhesive hinging tissue paper tape 24/30mm x 50m   POA



ACID FREE CLEAR ADHESIVE TEXTILE AND TAPESTRY TAPE
Acid Free Clear Adhesive Textile and Tapestry Tape Specifically developed for Canvas Frames, Textiles and Tapestry Framing. This new product has a high deposition of high tack adhesive, which makes this new product an ideal solution for Canvas, Textiles and Tapestry applications. It is excellent for adhering to structured, rough and textured surfaces, with an acrylic adhesive which is solvent free. Acid Free Adhesive, non-ageing and will not turn yellow, even after prolonged UV exposure.

Code   Description Price
AFCT   Acid Free Clear Adhesive Textile and Tapestry Tape 30mm x 15m   £5.15



ECONOSPACE
A simple solution for conservation framing, keeps the glass away from the art. Works on both wood and metal frames, has acid-free high-tack acrylic adhesive. EconoSpace is hollow for stiffness and lightness, does not sag in the frame, cuts clean and easily. Available in clear with one side matte and the other side glossy to create the right effect inside of the frame.

Code Description Price
ES125C   EconoSpace ES-125 1/8" x 5ft Clear, Qty 20   £31.75
ES250C   EconoSpace ES-250 1/4" x 5ft Clear, Qty 12   £25.95
    EconoSpace

AD20 CONSERVATION ADHESIVE
Conservation Adhesive is a solution of Paraloid B72 in Acetone made in accordance with Stephen Knobb’s original formulation published in ‘Studies in Conservation’. Suitable for glass, Ceramics etc.

Code   Description Price
  - AD20 Conservation Adhesive 150ml   POA
AD20

EVACON-R CONSERVATION ADHESIVE
A water soluble, non-plasticized, pH 7.5 ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer emulsion which is ideal for laminating papers, materials, boards, box making, envelope and general bookbinding applications. The adhesive is designed to be as safe as possible for all kinds of storage uses including photographs. It has passed the Silver Tarnish Test and PAT Test, and is less susceptible to acid hydrolysis than the more common PVA adhesives which can break down and emit acetic acid vapours. Ideal for laying fabrics when making cove & box mounts.

Code   Description Price
EG125   Evacon-R Conservation Adhesive 125g   £6.00
Evacon-R


MASTERMOUNT DECORATION TAPES
Self adhesive, acid-free, re-positionable decoration tape. Printed on lignin-free and pH neutral paper with lightfast inks. The tape is re-positionable and made permanent by careful burnishing.

Wash Line, 16mm
Code Description Price
MD111   Mastermount Decoration Tape, Wash Line 111,  1 strip of 16mm x 12m   £8.67
MD112Mastermount Decoration Tape, Wash Line 112,  1 strip of 16mm x 12m£8.67
MD114Mastermount Decoration Tape, Wash Line 114,  1 strip of 16mm x 12m£8.67

111 112 114
Wash
Line
111
Wash
Line
112
Wash
Line
114


Panel Line, 3mm
Code Description Price
MD301/3   Mastermount Decoration Tape, Bright Silver,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m   £8.67
MD302/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Mat Silver,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD303/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Old Silver,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD304/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Bright Gold,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD305/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Mat Gold,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD306/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Old Gold,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD307/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Gold Veins,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD308/3Mastermount Decoration Tape, Gold Combi,  6 strips of 3mm x 12m£8.67
MD309/2Mastermount Decoration Tape, Black,  8 strips of 2mm x 12m£8.67

301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309
Bright
Silver
301
Mat
Silver
302
Old
Silver
303
Bright
Gold
304
Mat
Gold
305
Old
Gold
306
Gold
Veins
307
Gold
Combi
308

Black
309



MAT DECORATION TAPES
Self adhesive, acid free linen tape, designed for mat decoration specially for covering foam biseaux strips to make a mat / mount with a deep bevel.
Available in in most popular colours.

Code Description Price
MDT201   Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Antique Silver£7.10
MDT202Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Antique Gold£7.10
MDT206Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Silver Leaf Brown   £7.10
MDT207Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Silver Platina£7.10
MDT208Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Silver Black£7.10
MDT209Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Gold Leaf Brown£7.10
MDT210Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Gold Platina£7.10
MDT211Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Champagne£7.10
MDT212Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Brazilian Gold£7.10
MDT214Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Spanish Gold£7.10
MDT215Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Natural White£7.10
MDT224Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, White£7.10
MDT821Mat Decoration Tape 25mm x 15m, Black£7.10

201 202 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 214 215 224 821
Antique
Silver
201
Antique Gold
202
Silver L
Browm
206
Silver
Platina
207
Silver
Black
208
Gold L
Brown
209
Gold
Platina
210

Champ.
211
Brazilian
Gold
212
Spanish
Gold
214
Natural
White
215

White
224

Black
821



DOCUMENT CLEANING PAD
Lineco’s Document Cleaning Pads are recommended for cleaning dusty or dirty paper items. These pads contain a soft, grit-free powder that absorbs and cleans surface dirt from paper.

Code   Description Price
LCPCleaning Pad   £5.35
      Document Cleaning Pad



SELF ADHESIVE HINGING TISSUE
Archival tissue with an excellent pressure sensitive adhesion. Used by framers to hinge light translucent art such as papyrus and Japanese papers, photos and light prints and artworks to mounts and under mounts. Non-tarnishing and removable with mineral spirit.

Code   Description Price
LHT   Self Adhesive Hinging Tissue 25mm x 10m   £9.80
Self Adhesive Hinging Tissue


GUMMED PAPER HINGING TAPE
An archival quality, pH 7 water based gummed adhesive tape with a 3% calcium carbonate buffer and a white paper of pH 6.2. This tape is ideal for framers wishing to T-hinge or face hinge artworks to mounts or under mounts. Do not cut your tape, tear your tape to the required size to avoid hard lines showing, moisten the glue with distilled water and press into position. Totally reversible with water.

Code   Description Price
LGT   Gummed Paper Hinging Tape 25mm x 40m   £7.60
    Gummed Paper Hinging Tape



SELF ADHESIVE LINEN HINGING TAPE
Self adhesive linen tape made by Lineco. Very thin linen cloth coated with a neutral pH pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive, non yellowing. Because of its high thread count this tape is a framers choice for hinging window mounts to backing mounts and making book repairs.

Code   Description Price
LHT1   Self Adhesive Linen Hinging Tape 32mm x 46m   £26.50
LHT2   Self Adhesive Linen Hinging Tape 32mm x 10m   £9.90
    Self Adhesive Linen Hinging Tape


GUMMED LINEN HINGING TAPE
Acid-free linen tape with a water based reversible gummed pH 7 neutral adhesive. This fine linen cloth tape is ideal for hinging mounts to an under mounts, to create a sandwich. Cut your tape to size, wet the tape adhesive with deionised water, making sure your tape hinges equally in the middle, press down with a roller or bone folder firmly, allow to dry before handling. Hinge portrait mounts on the side and landscape at the top.

Code   Description Price
LHTG1   Gummed Linen Hinging Tape 25mm x 9m   £9.70
LHTG2   Gummed Linen Hinging Tape 25mm x 45m   £18.95
    Gummed Linen Hinging Tape



SELF ADHESIVE ABACA.SA HINGING TAPE
Abaca.sa self-adhesive hinging tape incorporates the strength and supple nature of Abaca paper (manila hemp) along with a very strong acrylic adhesive that's permanent and non-yellowing. Abaca.sa is strong enough to hold large digital prints, and supple enough to adhere to the print without distorting. Abaca paper is acid-free, biodegradable, and comes from a self sustainable plant.

Code   Description Price
LAHT   Self Adhesive Abaca.sa Hinging Tape 22mm x 45m   £10.55
        Self Adhesive Abaca.sa Hinging Tape



DOCUMENT REPAIR TAPE
A virtually transparent pH neutral tape with a butyl acrylate pressure sensitive adhesive. Archivist and framers use this quality product to hinge very light artworks and repair torn or damaged documents. A burnishing bone aids transparent application (Code LBF1). Reversible with methylated spirits.

Code   Description Price
LDRT   Document Repair Tape 25mm x 30m   £13.70
Document Repair Tape


TRANSPARENT MENDING TISSUE
A very thin and transparent pressure sensitive archival mending tissue, non-yellowing, removable with methylated spirits, and a neutral pH. A thinner version of document Repair tape. Easy to use just dispense a length of tissue over a tear and gently burnish with bone folder working the adhesive into the tear strengthens and supports the area, for extra support repeat on the reverse side.

Code   Description Price
LTMT   Transparent Mending tissue 13mm x 15m   £6.90
  Transparent Mending Tissue


JAPANESE HINGING PAPER
Make instant Japanese hinges easily with Hayaku Japanese Mulberry paper, pre-coated with an acid free water activated adhesive that gives a thin but strong and tensile hinge, tested at 7kg per hinge. The pH neutral paper and adhesive have passed the permanence test, which assures long term quality. It is used for hinging artworks on paper and paper repairs.

Code Description Price
LJHT   Japanese Hinging Paper 25mm x 30m   £19.30
      Japanese Hinging Paper


MUSEUM MOUNTING KIT
Everything the framer needs to master the art of museum mounting valuable artworks with rice starch and paper hinges. This kit contain a 2 oz jar of Pure Rice Starch adhesive, enough heavyweight Mulberry Paper to make approximately 150 hinges, and a 1" x 10" roll of pressure sensitive Linen Tape for hinging mounts. Method instructions included.

Code   Description Price
LMK   Museum Mounting Kit   £21.35
          Museum Mounting Kit


PURE WHEAT STARCH
Museum quality adhesive. A finely purified uncooked food grade wheat starch. This product must be cooked. When cooked it makes a quality smooth wheat adhesive.

Code Description Price
LPWS1Pure Wheat Starch 2 oz£7.85
LPWS2Pure Wheat Starch 8 oz£10.10
LPWS3   Pure Wheat Starch 4.4 lbs   £28.50

      Pure Wheat Starch


PURE RICE STARCH
Museum quality adhesive. A Belgian Rice Starch when cooked produces a lighter and thinner starch adhesive.

Code Description Price
LPRS1Pure Rice Starch 2 oz£7.85
LPRS2Pure Rice Starch 8 oz£10.10
LPRS3   Pure Rice Starch 4.4 lbs   £28.50

          Pure Rice Starch


INSTA-MEND MENDING TISSUE KIT
A museum quality framing conservation mending tissue with a wheat paste adhesive applied to both sides. Insta-Mend is a new tissue used for repairing tears in prints, music sheets or wherever a strong sheet mend is required. pH neutral and reversible with water. Supplied in 12" x 18" sheet, this product is ideal for framers, collectors and conservators alike.

Code Description Price
LIMT   Insta-Mend Mending Tissue Kit   £18.50

      Insta-Mend Mending Tissue Kit



FRAME SEALING TAPE
A grey self-adhesive frame sealing tape, with an inert non-yellowing permanent acrylic adhesive on one side and a grey acid-free paper backing on the other, with an impervious foil layer in between to keep out migrating acids. Created specifically for the framer to seal backing boards, also useful for creating an effective barrier in the rebates of wood picture frames and sealing fillets on mounts. Flexible and forms around profiles and uneven backs and attaches to almost any surface. Use for sealing raw wood, fillets, rebates and frame backs.

Code   Description Price
LFST   Frame Sealing Tape 32mm x 30m   £13.10
      Frame Sealing Tape



REBATE TAPE
Volara Rebate tape is an inert 1/32" (90.8mm) black foam tape with a high tack acrylic self adhesive. Used to line frame rebates which minimises glass cracking in transit and protects canvas and media transfers, by providing a cushion. Seals out flumbs (bits) from old frames. Can also be used to hold the glass firmly in position and seal the glass into the rebate to protect against dust and insects such as thunder (storm) flies.

Code   Description Price
LRT   Rebate Tape 6.35mm x 33m   £15.50
      Rebate Tape



FILMOPLAST P
Self adhesive white transparent tape, ideal for hinging thin paper and invisible dry mending of tears in documents and maps etc. Made of a very thin pH neutral tissue 20g/m² with a non yellowing acrylate adhesive, buffered with CaCO3 tested by the Federal Institute for Material Testing who reported a pH of 8.8 on un-aged tape and 8.1 on aged material. Repositionable for 24hrs and can be removed with water from sturdy papers.

Code   Description Price
LFP   Filmoplast P 20mm x 50m   £7.75
Filmoplast P



FILMOPLAST P90
A long fibre lower strength white self adhesive paper tape, established for 40 years. For hinging lighter papers and artworks especially useful for repairing joints, edges of book pages and, mending damage documents. Tested by the Federal Institute for Materials Testing with a reported pH of 9.1 on un-aged tape and a pH of 7.8 on aged tape.

Code   Description Price
LP90   Filmoplast P90 20mm x 50m   £8.20
Filmoplast P90



FILMOPLAST P90 PLUS
Higher strength self adhesive paper tape 400g/m². Ideal for hinging heavier paper artworks. With long fibred non-ageing wood free properties, this paper tape is a framers favourite. A white tape with a pH 7 water based acrylate adhesive coating and non-ageing or yellowing properties, buffered with CaCO3 carried on a release paper from the dispenser box. This product is easily applied and can be removed from stable papers with water and Zest-it (Code ZE125).

Code   Description Price
LFPP   Filmoplast P90 Plus 20mm x 50m   £8.20

Filmoplast P90 Plus



FILMOPLAST SH
A fine white cotton weave acid free tape, strong and must be cut with a knife or scissors. Filmoplast SH is ideal for hinging mounts and backing mounts together. The pressure sensitive acrylate adhesive is pH neutral and gives a strong bond and is quick and easy to use.

Code   Description Price
LFCS   Filmoplast SH 20mm x 25m   £7.15

        Filmoplast SH



FILMOPLAST T
Filmoplast T is a self adhesive cloth tape (Passe Partout tape or mount/mat tape). Acid-Free 240 micron. This excellent textile tape is a framers choice for covering deep bevel mounts and hinging the top mount to the backing mount. Years before the invention of the clip frame this style of tape was used to produce a simple classic framing package (still used today). Seals the glass, mount, picture and back into a easily assembled package with out a frame.

Code   Description Price
LFTW   Filmoplast T   White   31mm x 10m   £5.40
LFTB   Filmoplast T   Black   31mm x 10m   £5.40
LFTG   Filmoplast T   Grey   31mm x 10m   £5.40

        Filmoplast T



REAL BONE FOLDERS
These genuine bone folders are quality made tools for burnishing tapes when repairing tears in artworks, applying press on lettering and mount decoration tapes. The framers choice tool for making creases or folds in paper, tapes and Mylar plastic films (Mylar plastic for special mounting of artworks without glue or tapes). One end pointed and the other rounded gives you a choice of working tips.

Code   Description Price
LBF1Real Bone Folder 152mm x 19mm£3.50
LBF2Real Bone Folder 204mm x 25mm   £5.60

Real Bone Folders



BOOKKEEPER DEACIDIFICATION SPRAY
Bookkeeper is a deacidification process that neutralizes acids and extends the lifespan of paper at least 3 to 5 times longer than untreated material. The spray pump and solution both feature the same patented technology as Bookkeepers highly regarded deacidification process. The spray protects safely treated single sheets including manuscripts, documents, clippings, maps, posters, newspaper and other paper based materials in libraries and archival collections. Even distribution, no affects on the integrity of the inks and does not damage adhesives or binding fabric. Non-clogging, virtually odour-free and dry in minutes. Note: Always do a colour fast test with a swab & solution in an inconspicuous area before treatment to make sure no ink colours bleed.

Code   Description Price
LDS   Bookkeeper Spray 150g   £29.95
LDSRBookkeeper Refill 900g£89.95

Bookkeeper



WHITE NEUTRAL PH ADHESIVE
An acid free adhesive, it has excellent lay-flat properties this helps to keep curling or waves in the paper to a minimum and dries clear. The easy to use polyvinyl acetate (P.V.A.) formula is fast setting, remaining tacky for long enough to be worked before drying completely. This adhesive was formulated specifically for preservation materials, dries semi-clear and flexible and should not become brittle with age. Adheres to most surfaces.

Code Description Price
LPHA   White Neutral pH Adhesive 8oz   £5.90

        White Neutral pH Adhesive



3M 415 DOUBLE SIDED TAPE
Archival grade double side tape with a pressure sensitive adhesive carried on both sides of and release membrane of a polyester base. Ideal for bonding polyester and polypropylene films together or to a sound surface. Can be used to hinge sheets of Mylar to an acid– free backing to protect artworks before framing or for display/storage. This tape is permanent and must be set back away from the artwork to avoid migration.

Code   Description Price
3M415   3M 415 Double Sided Tape 12mm x 33m   £9.30
  3M 415 Double Sided Tape



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