I'm not sure what the typical sizes are of your objects/containers, but something that we have done that has worked pretty well has been to invest in heavy duty plastic bags that can accommodate a wide variety of "small to medium" shapes/sizes. If you get the heaviest duty plastic, they are a little pricey, but they can be reused over and over. We place the object inside, remove as much air as possible, and then twist the bag opening trying to make the tightest seal against outside air as possible. We then put a reusable cable tie on the twisted area of the bag and fasten it as tight as possible. In theory, since it's "in a bag" vs "wrapped in a sheet of plastic" there is only one seam to worry about (the twisted part of the bag) as opposed to all the taped seams like a wrapping a birthday gift. The cable ties can get super tight and keep holding really well even at -30F. We double bag with this method and haven't had any problems with condensation forming or seals breaking.
-Todd On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 12:18 PM Lee, Kasey J RBCM:EX < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, regular packing tape (don’t know about the reinforced type) loses > adhesion to plastic when cold. It has failed for us many times. > > Kasey > > On Nov 14, 2019, at 9:59 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thank you, Kasey. > > I will look into the Tuck Tape. > > Have you experienced the packing tape failing on you? > > Julie > > On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 9:04:20 AM UTC-8, Lee, Kasey J RBCM:EX > wrote: > 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]" <[email protected]> > 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]<mailto: > [email protected]>. > 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]<mailto: > [email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/9552d881-47c8-494d-9921-f531ac5a6529%40googlegroups.com > < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/9552d881-47c8-494d-9921-f531ac5a6529%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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BF71757D-3268-416E-B85D-CE7D26BF14BE%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/CAMxAh%2BibkN%2BgWxc867TvTq%3DffY6xyP2i9nJ40kaJfYUv1CZNQg%40mail.gmail.com.
