Adhesives for waxed paper

Mary Fahey <maryf [at] thehenryford__org> writes

>Can anyone suggest an adhesive to be used to repair fake flowers,
>made from wax coated paper. The wax layer is rather thick.

Possibly you could try using Beva film. Wet up the tiny piece with a
50/50 toluene/benzine solvent mixture and place in position and
somehow keep the fragments in pressure contact until the solvent has
evaporated completely. At Orrin Riley Fine Art Ltd. (1992?) we
attached T shaped hinges to sheets of wax (works of art) in this way
so they could be float framed.

Terry Marsh
Terry Marsh Art Conservation
526 Main Street
Damariscotta, ME 04551
207-563-5631


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