Rose, Our pest guy removes little lizards (live) from the traps using vegetable oil...not so good for silk, but maybe a starting point. Patty
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rose Daly Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] removing sticky traps from a silk object Dear Pestlist: A mishap in de-installation opened and attached the adhesive of a Victor roach trap to a silk book cover. I know from personal experience that this adhesive is quite sticky and difficult to remove from anything. Does anyone has experience removing a sticky trap from a textile? If it was silk that is great but other textiles would be enlightening as well. I will be performing mock-ups and I can share the information with everyone on the website if you are interested. Thanks, Rose Rose Daly Graduate Fellow Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation [email protected]
