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  • Geoff C.
    Expired
    • May 31, 1979
    • 1613

    What can you do at home?

  • Eric J.
    Very Frequent User
    • March 1, 1980
    • 771

    #2
    Re: What can you do at home?

    I took some of our original documentation from our 62 and vacuum sealed it with one of those infomercial type "food saver" sealers. I have also used it to seal old silver coins etc. Works great. The two worst things (other then the acid in the paper itself is light and air. zip lock bags sealed containers drastic heat humidity changes etc Eric

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    • Clem Z.
      Expired
      • January 1, 2006
      • 9427

      #3
      older paper was "acid washed" and that is

      where this problem comes from. tank stickers have the same problem

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      • Dick W.
        Former NCRS Director Region IV
        • June 30, 1985
        • 10483

        #4
        Re: What can you do at home?

        There is a very good article on preservation of documents in the AACA Antique Automobile this month. They also are storing the NCRS archives. I have requested permission to copy and publish this for the NCRS membership.
        Dick Whittington

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        • Travis Williamson

          #5
          Re: What can you do at home?

          You might find some info here useful....

          Library of Congress Preservation
          Collections care information for handling, storing, using, and managing books, works on paper, photographs, audio-visual materials, and other types of collections

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          • Geoff C.
            Expired
            • May 31, 1979
            • 1613

            #6
            Thank you I read the LofC tips and

            as I suspected there is no easy homew brew. Keep dry, flat out of bright light, don't handle is all you can do beside laminating which is not reversible. No neutralizing methods for home other than archiving digitally. Dust to dust.

            Thanks again,
            Old Crusties Crumbling away under Glass, RIP

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