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Subject:        Fwd: Tape residue remover
Date:   Fri, 4 May 2007 14:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
To:     [log in to unmask]

This is what my preservation department told me...

"   We're working on a batch of yours right now--aerial views of Monterey
Co. that had been "bound" using filament or some other really sticky tape.
They had stuck together.

   The way we're dealing with the sticky residue is by using a fume hood
and toluene (must be used in a proper fume hood--nasty stuff).  We're
using cotton swaps saturated with toluene and a curved, fairly dull
scalpel blade and lightly scraping off the majority after it softens with
the solvent.  Then, we take swabs with tolune and roll the area over and
over again to get more off.  We use clean swabs to determine if all the
residue is gone.  If not, repeat.  When done, we take a lightly moistened
(water) swab and go over the area.   Testing must be done first to
determine if the photos are resistent to these materials (water and
solvents).  It takes alot of time for each one.

   The other way to deal with this is to encapsulate them.  It is
preferable to remove the adhesive first.
"


Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
Government Information and Maps, Shields Library
100 NW Quad Ave.
Davis, CA 95616-5292
530-752-5248



> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: "Maps-L" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, May 4, 2007 6:57:33 AM (GMT-0800) America/Los_Angeles
> Subject: Tape residue remover
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Tape residue remover
> Date:   Fri, 4 May 2007 09:55:06 -0400
> From:   Hallie Pritchett <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     'Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum' <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Can anyone recommend a product for removing sticky tape residue from air
> photos?  We just received a batch of air photos with taped borders that were
> stuck to each other.  While we were able to get them apart with minimal
> damage and trim the borders to get rid of the tape, there's still some
> sticky residue on the photos themselves.  Any advice is greatly appreciated!
>
>
> Hallie Pritchett
> Map Librarian
> University of Georgia Libraries
> Athens, GA 30602-7412
> [log in to unmask]
> 706-542-0690  FAX: 706-583-0631
> http://www.libs.uga.edu/maproom/
>
>

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