Re: Removing paper from substrate

Albert Strauss (a.strauss@worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 23:43:00 +0000

At 12:04 AM 8/14/96 +0000, you wrote:
>>
>>Dick Sullivan suggested that paper that had been previously affixed
>>to a substrate (in my case plaexiglass) by dry mounting could be
>>removed by reheating.
>>
>>I tried this. It didn't work.
>
>Hmm. I've peeled many without a hitch. Are you using low temp stuff. I
>always either used the RC/color stuff or the Seal 4000 paperless variety. I
>did get the press pretty hot also, but I don't remember it being anything
>exceptional.
>
>Dick S.
>
The tissues that didn't work for me were Seal MT-5 and Colormount, both
high temp tissues.Seal 4000 is rated as permanent. I have ordered some
Seal Archival Mount as that is low-temp and also rated as removeable.
I'll report back in a week or so.

Al S.