Question Is "Yes! Stikflat Glue" as archival as they claim?

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Steve Collins

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I've heard good and bad reports about "Yes! Stikflat Glue" regarding how archival it is. The claim is that it's acid free, which unfortunately doesn't always mean much, but I've also heard reports that it yellows over time.

I have a customer who came in raving about how wonderful it is, asking if we had any for sale. Before I decide whether or not to order some, I'd like to have a better idea of whether or not it's something I'd want to sell. If you know anything about this stuff, please reply.

Thanks!
 
Just say "NO" to YES.
 
Steve Collins said:
I've heard good and bad reports about "Yes! Stikflat Glue" regarding how archival it is. The claim is that it's acid free, which unfortunately doesn't always mean much, ....

Thanks!
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I tell customers acid free is liked fresh baked. It is fresh when it leaves the oven, but it goes down hill from there.
 
That's good, Russ. I'll have to remember that.
:popc: Rick

another case in point:
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Unfortunately art departments have virtually no budget, so the teachers use what is expedient and cheap: rubber cement and masking tape.
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
 
I know teachers... They lloooooovvve rubber cement.. My lectures don't help *headdesk*. Why they can't stick to good old Elmers is beyond me. L
 
Nothing is "Archival" unless it is completely reversible without any damage to the art. Also, stuff can only have a pH (acid or alkaline) if they're dissolvable in water. Rubber cement and pressure sensitive adhesives are not dissovable in water so thereby they are "acid free". But... they're not reversible without damage to the art. Most will dry out and fail and some will discolor art over time.

Can you imagine just how you would remove an "archival" pressure sensitive or gummed linen tape from a pastel?
 
Rubber Cement never was intended to be a permanet adhesive. It's primary use was in advertising paste up work as an inexpensive removable bonding agent for temporary layouts that were shot with a PMT camera.
 
Sure. That will happen right after Pop Tarts start labeling the box, "Not intended as a source of nutrition."
:icon11: Rick
 
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