*Hi Diane,
Nothing to add except that it is well written and understood.
Also sincerely, my post was not to harm or say that what you are doing
is wrong and what I am doing is right.
I value you as a fellow restorer and friend.
Sincerely,
dario.
*
Diane Jeffrey wrote:
John -
I really understand your question here and concern. Let me try to
elaborate a bit more.
Window cards are made of a layer of very thin paper that the poster is
printed on. This paper is adhered to the card stock, giving it that
thickness. The really old window cards are usually pretty beaten up.
As I said they have been trimmed, but also very dirty, moldy, and with
the paper being acidic, turning brown, faded, bug infestation, etc,
etc. The only way to properly treat all of the above problems, is to
remove the backing, and treat the poster paper by washing,
deacidifying, treating mold etc., just like a one sheet is treated and
then backed. You have to treat all of the issues to properly preserve
the paper, so that it will survive the years to come. To my
knowledge, this is the best way to do this. I know of no way to
accomplish this by treating the thick card, there is no assurance that
water, chemicals, etc will penetrate the thick card, you would have to
leave it in solutions way too long, and the paper would start to
disintegrate. Adhering a layer of acid free paper and card stock, to
me, does not seem to compromise the integrity of the card, but I
suppose that can be debated.
If Dario, or anyone else has anything to add, that would be great. We
are always looking for the best way to treat and preserve these treasures.
Diane
Studio C
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