<div dir="ltr">Hello Katrina,<div><br></div><div>We recently had a similar problem here at the Field Museum, and we decided on using this <a href="https://www.talasonline.com/3M-415-Tape?quantity=1&size=43" target="_blank">double-sided tape</a> instead of glue to reattach the labels. We also considered using <a href="https://www.amazon.com/568-Positionable-Mounting-Adhesive-Inches/dp/B000JGQM1Q">positionable mounting adhesive</a>, but the tape is much easier to work with -- and with both options the adhesive won't interact with the old print/ink, which is something we didn't want to risk by using liquid glue. </div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Maureen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 10:29 AM Tommy McElrath <<a href="mailto:monotomidae@gmail.com" target="_blank">monotomidae@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Hey all, <div>I was just responding to Katrina but since there is larger interest:</div><div><br></div><div>We use GE Clear Window Sealant: e.g. <a href="https://thd.co/3mKCol7" target="_blank">https://thd.co/3mKCol7</a> </div><div><br></div><div>We’ve used something like this for over 20 years at INHS in our extensive thrips collection and have seen no ill effects, on both new and old labels. </div><div><br></div><div>It is best to let it off-gas for a few hours after attaching, and generally a little bit goes a long way (we use paintbrushes or scrap pins/paper to attach it to labels rather than slathering on directly). </div><div><br></div><div>The only downside is that if you aren’t using it constantly, the larger tubes tend to solidify over time, so we generally don’t end up using the whole tube. That said, the stuff is fairly cheap and widely available so it isn’t a huge deal. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div><br></div><div><br><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 31, 2021, at 10:09 AM, Tocci, Genevieve E. <<a href="mailto:glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu" target="_blank">glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Hi Katrina,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">We have used Elmers Glue-All and Jade 403N in a pinch, but would also love to know about better options. (For botany slides like diatoms, fungi, etc.)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Genevieve<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(127,127,127);background-color:white">=================================================</span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><br><span style="background-color:white">Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers)</span><br><span style="background-color:white">Senior Curatorial Technician</span><br><span style="background-color:white">Harvard University Herbaria</span><br><span style="background-color:white">22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138  U.S.A.</span><br><span style="background-color:white">Phone: 617-495-1057  Fax: 617-495-9484</span><br><span style="background-color:white"><a href="mailto:glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">glewis-g@oeb.harvard.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>From:</b><span> </span>Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>><span> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span> </span></b>Menard, Katrina<br><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Monday, August 30, 2021 4:57 PM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span>NH-COLL listserv <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>[Nhcoll-l] Best adhesive for re-adhering slide labels<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hi Everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">This might have been a question that was asked before, but does anyone have a preferred glue to re-attach slide labels? We have a large collection of slides that are starting to have the labels fall off, and most of the adhesive information I can find is for generating new labels, not retaining original ones.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thank you for any insight you might have, and I hope everyone is doing well,<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Katrina<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span><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