The only trick you need to know (from my experience) is to put the
pellets in a cheese cloth sachet that is suspended in the solvent with
thread.  This will give the pellets time to swell properly before they go
into solution.

Susan Maltby, Conservator


> > Hi all,
>      i am making a 5% concentration of acryloid b72 using acetone as the
> solvent.  i am just wondering if anyone else can tell me how they have mixed
> up  similar solutions, any favorite recipes.  how long do the resin pellets
> take to dissolve in the solution, do you stir constantly or let sit ?  i
> have a list of formulations from LACMA but i don't want to use toluene or
> xylene.  mostly the adhesive solution will be used to mend improved
> earthenware and ironstone ware vessels.
> any suggestions will be appreciated.
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