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Re: Fixing a broken bobble-head
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C. Müller-Straten <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi, Julie
>
> this seems to be a question for a conservator specialized in plastics. 
> First step is the classification of the material.
>
> As many plastic articles are not made for eternity, they are losing 
> plasticizers, which migrate and evaporate. In the end, the plastics 
> get brittle. In these cases, it will not be a matter of "repair" of a 
> hand, because the whole doll gets brittle and will dissolve in the 
> near future.
>
> In principle, museum should not collect items which will dissolve 
> (without any chance for a conservator) within one or two decades. Sue 
> William's "This is a hurt" of 1993 started to destroy itself in 2009 
> and had to be deaccessed by a museum as a dissolving clod in 2013.
>
> Therefore, art historians and conservators should decide together 
> which works of art will be part of the collection. Fast 
> self-destroying materials include PU foam, some play doughs, latex and 
> silicone.
>
> Best
>
>
> Christian
>
> Am 16.08.2019 um 19:38 schrieb Julie Blood:
>> Hello, The hand broke off of one of our bobble-head dolls. Can 
>> someone recommend what I can use to repair it? It looks like it's 
>> made out of some sort of plastic or resin. Sorry, the listserv 
>> wouldn't let me post a photo with it. Thanks, Julie
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