RE: [padg] Safe paint

[Patricia Morris <Patricia.Morris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check the NARA TIP 13.  It lists acceptable finishes and sealants for
archival storage areas.  It's available on line.
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/storage/facility-tech-guidelines.html
Pat

Patricia Morris
Faculty Director, Pres. Dept.
Univ. Libraries
Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0184
303-492-3849
FAX 303-492-0494
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Driedger [mailto:kdriedger@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:24 AM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [padg] Safe paint

This is a request that I received today.

"We have an archives basement room. We need to have it painted by our
maintenance department, but I want to make sure it is
painted with the right kind of paint, so it doesn't hurt our books.
Could you please recommend something that would be suitable, so our
books will not
be hurt by the paint, or could you recommend someone who could point me
in the right direction. "

I don't know of any specific information about painting walls, but my
inclination is to follow the same guidelines one would use for storage
furniture as listed on NEDCC's "Storage Furniture" leaflet.
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/4Storage_and_Handling/02StorageFurni
ture.php


Does anyone have any other suggestions specific non-damaging wall
paint?

thanks,


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Kevin Driedger
Cataloger/Collections Conservator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo
P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-9440