Retaining pressure sensitive tape

I am conserving and rebinding a Golden Book (The Tall Book of
Christmas) with a substantial amount of cellophane tape on the
gutter edges of the front and back covers (the spine is missing).
Using a corner of the back cover as a testing site, I removed a
small piece of tape, applied acetone to remove the gum and found
that the least amount of pressure with a cotton swab or scalpel
removed substantial amounts of pigment as well as gum.

I am inclined to leave the rest of the tape in place. Has anyone on
this list successfully removed tape from a Golden Book or any book
with a comparable pictorial cover? If so, what was your process?

Susie Cobbledick
Independent binder/conservator
1614 Victoria Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
216-227-9500


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 24:46
                  Distributed: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
                       Message Id: cdl-24-46-026
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