self adhesive tape fot non-conservation jobs

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Tue 11 Mar, 2008 9:43 pm

Anybody out there using self adhesive tapes for hinging run of the mill photo/pic etc to mountboard?

when i say 'run of the mill', i'm refering to items which people have chosen not to do to conservation standard.

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Tue 11 Mar, 2008 9:50 pm

Guessing most everyone is - Filmoplast P90 or UK 7-70 type of stuff.

Grahame Case · Post by **Grahame Case** » Tue 11 Mar, 2008 10:11 pm

we are pretty much PH 7-70 as standard,

The Jolly Good Framer #1 · Wed 12 Mar, 2008 8:26 am

as john said, P90 is good for photos.

WelshFramer · Post by **WelshFramer** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:15 am

I use PH7-70 for just about everything except embroidery.

Phill · Post by **Phill** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:25 am

I also use PH 7-70 for everything, tried P90 once, but found that a number of prints I had done sliped in the frame after only a few months, never used it again.

Apollo · Post by **Apollo** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 10:04 am

Hi, PH7-70 here too. Remember to burnish it down to get a good grip though.

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 6:38 pm

mostly ph7 70 so. its really expensive at £14.00 tho isn't it. thats clsoe to what lion are charging for it.

is anyone sourcing it cheaper elsewhere???

p.s. for those who do use it for general work are you recouping the cost somehow?

osgood · Post by **osgood** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 6:41 pm

Phill wrote:tried P90 once, but found that a number of prints I had done sliped in the frame after only a few months, never used it again.

Phill,
My guess is that you didn't burnish the P-90 down properly. If you use is just like Sellotape and press it on lightly with your fingers it will not stick. It needs burnishing down with a bone folder, back of a teaspoon or something else smooth and quite hard.

osgood · Post by **osgood** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 6:48 pm

fionnuala wrote:mostly ph7 70 so. its really expensive at £14.00 tho isn't it. thats clsoe to what lion are charging for it.

I'm not familiar with that product, but if you work out the cost of a couple of one inch or one and a half inch pieces, it will probably be very inexpensive.

P-90 costs about A$25 a roll and hinging one medium sized item costs about 3 cents. I think that's about one penny in your money. Hardly a fortune, but this cost and a profit on it should be included in your pricing system somewhere.

fionnuala · Post by **fionnuala** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 7:03 pm

that makes a lot of sense osgood. thanks.

by the way what size of tape are people generally using?

we are using 50mm width. thinking of going down to 25mm

Mary Case GCF · Post by **Mary Case GCF** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 7:06 pm

We use 25mm for most things, but 50mm for bigger pictures. We buy from
Lion