Thank you Adie. Do you seek out a tape with the plastic fibers that is also made for low temperature? Or have you found that the strength of the general use fibered packing tape holds up in the freezer?
Julie On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 9:19:54 AM UTC-8, Adrian Doyle wrote: > > Dear all > We use a tape which contains a plastic fibre for extra strength > It makes it more difficult to cut but is very strong and the fibre makes > it easy to remove without it tearing > There are several on the market so I can't specifically recommend one > Adie > > Mr Adrian (Adie) Doyle > Integrated Pest Management Manager > British Museum > Property & Facilities Management > Great Russell Street, > London WC1B 3DG > > Tel: 020 7323 8207 > Mobile 07813 363292 > Also available by Radio channel 8 > > Email: [email protected] <javascript:> > > The British Museum > Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG > britishmuseum.org > > The security classification for this message is OFFICIAL > > Please see our privacy policy for more details about how we use your > personal data and about your rights or contact the Museum’s Data Protection > Officer at [email protected] <javascript:>, telephone 020 323 8000 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <javascript:> <[email protected] > <javascript:>> On Behalf Of Lee, Kasey J RBCM:EX > Sent: 14 November 2019 17:04 > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Freezer Treatment Tape Recommendations? > > Hi Julie, > > We rely on red plastic “Tuck Tape”. It’s expensive but never fails as the > plain packing or masking tape will. > > Cheers, > Kasey > > Kasey Lee > Senior Conservator > Royal BC Museum > > > On Nov 14, 2019, at 8:54 AM, "[email protected] <javascript:>" < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > > Hello, Pestlist > > > Any recommendations/thoughts on tape to use for low-temperature treatment > plastic sealing? > > I've used different varieties of duct tape and carton-sealing 'packing' > tape and so far I have not experienced any obvious failing. However, > reading more into tape recommended temperatures maybe I'm playing with > fire? (playing with ice???) It seems like most of the tape I've been using > is not recommended for temperatures below -10C. > > The museum pests website says to use tape that will not fail in low > temperatures. Have others experienced regular packing tape failing? Any > recommendations? I see there are tapes made for use in sub freezing > temperatures, does anyone use those? > > Thanks, All! > > Julie > > Collections Care Specialist > Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:><mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/acff4695-d2f7-4145-903f-91d28fc1a5a1%40googlegroups.com > < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/acff4695-d2f7-4145-903f-91d28fc1a5a1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/537CB665-E29A-4CB1-9EED-81694F808061%40royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/ad8bb148-786f-48d7-b993-2b854e70450e%40googlegroups.com.
