Most art restoriation folks, for paintings, use Naptha. It evaporates so fast there's no chance to seeping or corruption beyond the surface. With acitate, the oils make for a deeper 'scrub' but leave the residue and seep to corrupt the other elements. Just 2 cents from, S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Holt" <locnleave@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:24 PM Subject: Re: dry mount tissue removal > Emily, > PEC 12 might do the job. Most large pro camera stores sell PEC 12 as a > pump spray, sealed cloth wipes, or in 1 qt. cans. PEC 12 is made to > clean prints (Paper or RC) and negatives. It will not harm the surface > of RC paper. > I would place the print face down on a larger piece of parcel post > wrapping paper and wipe the goo off the back of the print onto the > surrounding parcel post paper. The goo should be absorbed and held in > place by the wrapping paper and it shouldn't migrate to the face of > the print. Change the parcel post paper often until all the goo is > gone. > Walter > > PEC 12 is made by Photographic Solutions, You can read what it will > remove on its web site at: > www.photosol.com/tech.htm > > Walter > > > ======================================================================== > ============================ > On Friday, November 19, 2004, at 10:33 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote: > > > Now if the sticky stuff is actually just something like rubber cement > > applied unspeakably smoothly on the back of the print, how would one > > get that off? > > -- > > Emily L. Ferguson > > mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx > > 508-563-6822 > > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography > > http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/ > > > > >
