Alt Processes at Gloucester, and Gloy

Alex Nanson (alec@norlex.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 27 Jul 1996 21:10:36 +0100

In message <960726071451_101522.2625_IHK53-1@CompuServe.COM>, Terry King
<101522.2625@CompuServe.COM> writes
>Alex
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>Thanks for your reply.
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>>They no longer do alt processes at Gloucester or Cheltenham for that
>>matter.
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>That is a pity because the college has a good reputation. Maybe we could
>persuade them to include one or two days a year.

Terry,

Before the good burghers of Cheltenham and Gloucester come down on my
head, I'd better put the record straight. Apparently Cheltenham and
Gloucester College of Higher Education include alt processes in their
Multi Media degree course. I had only contacted Gloucester College of
Art and Technology (GLOSCAT), and had completely forgotten about the
other place!

The above information was given to me by a young lady who is on the
above course
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>Gloy, which I discovered in Gloucester, which works as well as gum arabic, is a
>variation on PVA.
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Re: Gloy

Like so much else in this city it seems to have vanished!. Where do I
get it? What do I ask for, just Gloy? Presumably it is an adhesive.
(Poly vinyl alcohol/acetate?) I've looked in my stationery catalogue,
and on the shelves of the local office world. ( No Joy, No Gloy).

Thank you for your comments on PVA, and dichromate sensitising of oil
prints. Regarding the effect you found with a second coat of PVA, was
the hardening uniformly distributed, ie was the whole coating rendered
insoluble?

Alex.
Alex Nanson
Gloucester UK