I have worked with some refurbished cases in the past, donated to us
by a local art museum.  I had the best experience lining bases with
microsuede.  It's not cheap, but it doesn't stretch as much as muslin
or other fabrics, looks attractive and can be stapled into place while
still laying flat without gluing.  It's also available at some retail
fabric stores.

Eric Voboril

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Smith, Barbara B.
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> See below
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> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Barbara Hass
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:42 PM
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] a newbie exbibit building question
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> Try Gaylord.com
>
> they have a selection of archival exhibit fabric
>
>
>
> Barbara Hass, retired librarian
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>
>
> In a message dated 12/30/2010 4:13:41 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> This is a topic that comes up a lot on this listserv. You might be able to
> find some of the discussions in the archives. Does the historical society
> have money in the budget to purchase Marvelseal
> ?http://www.gaylord.com/adblock.asp?abid=1318
>
> It could be ironed on to the plywood and then covered with an archival
> fabric…stretched and adhered to the back of the plywood. If you’re display
> area doesn’t communicate with other areas made of non-archival materials,
> you should be ok.
>
> I assume this will be a long term display.?
>
>
>
> It will run about six months.  The budget may run to Marvelseal -- if it
> doesn't do I have any other options? I think all of the absolute barriers
> are as expensive or more so.
>
>
>
> And I know how to stretch and stitch fabric -- what other archival fabric
> options do I have at a reasonable price besides unbleached muslin, which
> wouldn't look good in this use?  And what should I use to adhere it to the
> back? I’ve used polyfleece thinking that, since it’s polyester, it should be
> inert and not attract insect pests.
> http://mailman.listserve.com/listmanager/htdig/pacinlist/2009-April/msg00016.html
>
>
>
> Rhoplex or Rollataq are good adhesives that are archival. These are water
> based glues you can roll on the back of the plywood, then stretch the fabric
> around from the front. Instead of plywood, we use a sheet good called
> Arries, (which is supposed to be a higher quality MDF) sealed with Camger.
> And then, there’s always staples.
> http://mailman.listserve.com/listmanager/mmsearch/pacinlist?config=pacinlist&restrict=&exclude=&method=and&format=short&sort=score&words=archival+exhibit+cases
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>
>
> I received another response offline recommending water-based paint, with at
> least 10 days to let it outgas before setting up the display.  This seems a
> more practical solution to me, but I'd still want to cover it with fabric of
> some kind.  Is there anything that would be slightly stretchy and still
> archival? If you use water based paint use one of the Low VOC paints.
>
> http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/march-2009/home-garden/interior-paints/overview/interior-paints-ov.htm
>
>
>
> Thanks.  I did search the archives, but didn't find much applicable to my
> situation. If the above links don’t work, go to the PACIN website and search
> their archives for ‘archival exhibit cases’.
>
> Good Luck.
>
>
>
> Barbara Smith
>
>
>
> Meg Justus
>
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