Adhesion Society Meeting Proceedings

Published

March 3, 2013

Author(s)

Rebecca Ploeger, Aaron Forster, Donald Hunston, Etienne de la Rie, Christopher McGlinchey

Abstract

Consolidating adhesives have been used throughout the centuries for the conservation of painted cultural objects- such as paintings and polychrome sculpture- and if it were not for these adhesives, many objects may not have survived to the present day. Degradation of the paint binder and/or the failure of adhesion between layers (paint layers and the substrate) are some problems that can occur over time, and the ability to re-adhere and consolidate fragile and flaking paint layers is an essential part of the maintenance and stability of a work of art. For films dried over one week, properties like modulus, tack, and melting point were nearly identical. However, for films dried only a few days "fresh films", significant differences were seen in the tack behavior as a function of temperature. A good understanding of tack and how it can change based on solvent and tackifier choice is one of the fundamental points of this research.

Proceedings Title

CONSOLIDATING ADHESIVES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HEAT-SEAL ADHESIVES

Conference Dates

March 3-6, 2013

Conference Location

Daytona Beach, FL, US

Conference Title

2013 Adhesion Society Meeting

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

hot melt adhesive, probe tack, degradation, paint, art conservation, adhesion

Citation

Ploeger, R. , Forster, A. , Hunston, D. , de la Rie, E. and McGlinchey, C. (2013), Adhesion Society Meeting Proceedings, CONSOLIDATING ADHESIVES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HEAT-SEAL ADHESIVES , Daytona Beach, FL, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=913131 (Accessed November 25, 2025)