[NHCOLL-L:4553] Re: Jade R glue for herbarium specimen mounting

[Alina Freire-Fierro]

Hi Kent,

Of course you could try Herbarium Supply http://www.herbariumsupply.com

Another option and, somewhat less expensive if you buy in larger quantities is Lubrizol (Please see below their contact info -- and I am not endorsing that company, btw).

David C. Lower
Customer Service Representative
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
david.lower at lubrizol.com
Toll Free  1-866-708-6810
Local           704-915-4187
Fax              704-867-3960


Cheers!

Alina.


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>>> On 10/6/2009 at 11:59 AM, in message <4ACB697F.7030605 at flmnh.ufl.edu>, "Kent D.
Perkins" <kperkins at flmnh.ufl.edu> wrote: 
> Thanks Cathy. 
> Then, I should ask, does anyone recommend a fully reversible glue for  
> herbarium specimen mounting that is similar to Jade 403 (PVA) for which  
> there is solid testing data?  Jade 403 works very well for us except  
> that it is not fully reversible.  Maybe that should not even be an  
> issue, but it would be good to have the option to recover the rare  
> mounting goof up. 
>  
> Kent 
>  
>  
> CAHawks at aol.com wrote, On 10/4/2009 9:57 AM: 
> > Hi Kent 
> >   
> > I've been trying to track down solid testing data on Jade R to see if  
> > it is actually sufficiently stable for use with collections of any  
> > kind. So far, no luck. It has not been available long enough to have  
> > received much independent testing by conservators. 
> >   
> > Cathy 
> >   
> > Catharine Hawks 
> > Conservator 
> > 2419 Barbour Road 
> > Falls Church VA 22043-3026 USA 
> > t/f 703.876.9272 
> > mobile 703.200.4370 
> >   
> > In a message dated 10/2/2009 5:48:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> > kperkins at flmnh.ufl.edu writes: 
> > 
> >     We currently use Jade 403 (PVA) for mounting herbarium specimens.  I 
> >     recently noticed that Jade R (EVA, i believe) is available from Talas 
> >     (http://talasonline.com/products/bookbinding.cfm).  It is fully 
> >     reversible whereas Jade 403 is not. 
> > 
> >     According to Talas: "acid free archival adhesive provides a very 
> >     strong 
> >     bond similar to that of the Jade 403 with the added advantage of 
> >     being 
> >     reversible with water after it has dried." 
> > 
> >     Does anyone have experience with this glue? 
> > 
> >     Thanks, 
> >     Kent 
> > 
> >     --  
> >     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> >     Kent D. Perkins <kperkins at flmnh.ufl.edu>, Manager of the Collection 
> >     University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Fla. Museum of Nat. History 
> >     379 Dickinson Hall, PO Box 110575, Gainesville, FL  32611-0575 
> >     * New Phone # 352-273-1984  * WWW: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herbarium/ 
> >     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > 
> > 
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