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Re: [BKARTS] Questions about methyl cellulose
Thank you all for your detail and thoughtfulness about
methyl cellulose, I appreciate it. My interpretation of
Frank's response is that the methyl cellulose mixed with
acrylic paint could move when water is introduced, even
though the acrylic paint is dry, and that it is important to
use purified water in order to avoid acidity. Is that right?
Laurie
Laurie Doctor
8116 Wolf Pen Branch Rd
Prospect, KY 40059
http://lauriedoctor.com/
On Jan 4, 2009, at 6:52 PM, William Minter wrote:
This reply is forwarded from Frank Mowery:
On Jan 3, 2009, at 3:57 PM, J. Franklin Mowery wrote:
Methylcellulose is by nature not acidic, Robert Feller in his
study of cellulose ethers rated it as a superb conservation
adhesive. But how one makes the adhesive could result in it
being acidic. if the water used (straight deionized water) the
resultant adhesive could be acidic.
the original problem could easily be that methylcellulose, being
very water soluble would not be water resistant when mixed with
acrylic paints that when dry are not resoulble in water. but
mixed with methylcellulose the cellulose could be resolubized.
Frank
J. Franklin Mowery
Paper Conservator
500 Westminster Rd.
Reisterstown, Maryland 21136
From: William Minter <wminter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Book_Arts-L <BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 5:48:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BKARTS] Questions about methyl cellulose
I do not have an answer, but I have wondered if there could be any
difficulty with mixing methyl cellulose with acrylics. In fact, I
asked this very question at the recent GBW Standards conference.
The people at Golden certainly should have some comment or
suggestion on this topic, as you have suggested. However, I am
surprised to hear them say that methyl cellulose is acidic. I do
not think that that is true.
On the other hand, there are many of us who are mixing these two
materials/compounds for a variety of end uses. Obviously, there is
a need to determine if there could be a problem. If the
manufacturers of the acrylics do not have an answer, they are
probably not going to do the research unless it becomes a
financial problem for them. Therefore, the concern falls into our
lap as the end-user. Since it is common for book arts people to
mix these compounds, someone, at some level in the book arts
community, needs to provide the research to answer such a question.
Bill Minter
On Dec 30, 2008, at 11:13 AM, Laurie Doctor wrote:
I have worked with methyl cellulose in bookmaking and in acrylic
painting (using it as an additive to the paint) and haven't had
any problems. Recently a student had a problem with an acrylic
varnish taking up some of the acrylic paint on the surface of her
piece and said the folks at Golden thought it could be the methyl
cellulose, and also claimed that methyl cellulose could cause
yellowing over time -- that it is acidic.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
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Woodbury, PA 16695
814-793-4020
Fax: 814-793-4045
Email: wminter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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