one-shot method
1. The trade name for a method of applying
adhesive in highspeed paperback binding, in which
one application of a hot-melt adhesive is applied
to the spine of each book, in distinction to the
application of both hot and cold adhesives. The
one-shot method is extremely rapid, as the
adhesive begins to set almost as soon as it is
removed from the source of heat and has
practically fully set within a matter of seconds,
depending on the type of adhesive used. This
allows the book to be handled and trimmed straight
from the adhesive binding machine. Problems
develop, however, when the one-shot method is used
in binding heavily coated or loaded papers,
because if all of the coating or loading dust is
not removed from the paper, the adhesive may not
adhere well to the leaves. 2. A colloquial term
for the process of deacidifying paper through the
use of one alkaline solution, as opposed to
methods requiring the use of double treatments.
See also: ADHESIVE
BINDING ;DEACIDIFICATION ;DOUBLE DECOMPOSITION
;HOT-MELT ADHESIVE
;TWO-SHOT METHOD .
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