I may have mentioned to this list that I like using white acid-free paper
with the number printed in a small font, adhered with clear B-72 and a top
coat.  However, if you like your method and simply want to solve the lid
issue, cut a square of silicone-release mylar and put it over the top of
your jar, then screw the lid right over it.  Dartek, thin mylar, even a
piece of thin plastic bag will help, but silicone release mylar works the
best.

Good luck!
Ellen Carrlee
Curator of Collections and Exhibits
Juneau-Douglas City Museum;
Carrlee Artifact Conservation Services

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mandy Langfald [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 2:23 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: acryloid B-72, white
>
>
>We have the same problem with our white B-72.
>
>I am actually considering going back to a clear base and white India
>Ink (I know, old school) once we have used this supply up.
>
>
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 6/22/04 3:45:36 PM >>>
>Hi, folks,
>
>
>
>I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem - the only white
>labeling
>medium that seems to be available right now is the acryloid B-72
>available
>from, I believe, University Products. My collections volunteers and I
>have a
>devil of a time getting the lid off. This sounds silly, but getting the
>jar
>open to label items involves a lot of hot water, use of a jar opener,
>and
>attempts by several individuals before we can break into the thing.
>We've
>tried leaving the lid on looser, but then the whole jar just dries up.
>We've
>also tried painstakingly cleaning the rim of the jar before closing it
>again, but that doesn't seem to do the trick either. We don't have the
>same
>problem with the clear, strangely.
>
>
>
>Any ideas? Is it us? Should we be doing more bicep curls? Is there
>another
>product that is easier to get to that we should know about?
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Erica
>
>
>
>Erica S. Maniez
>
>Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
>
>425/392-3500
>
>[log in to unmask]
>
>www.issaquahhistory.org
>
>
>
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