We use Rollataq (Daige Corp). It’s an archival water based glue. We apply the glue to mat board with a foam roller which can be reused many times.   It isn’t messy like spray adhesive and it’s cheaper than sheet adhesives or dry mount adhesives. Even though we print our labels on regular paper, not cardstock, this product does not make the paper buckle.

The labels can be cut to size on a  paper cutter or bevel cut on a  table-top mat cutter.

 

Barbara Smith

Preparator

Museum of Art and Archaeology

UMO

 

 

I like a material called Twin Tack or Double Tack (brand names) It’s a double-sided dry mount adhesive. Seems to be less susceptible to humidity than 3M’s Positionable Mounting Adhesive or spray mounts.

 

Teresa

 

 

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You might look into either a heat mount or cold mount adhesive or Crescent makes an adhesive mount board. We have used all three methods, but currently use a cold mount version that comes on a roll. I think it is a giant roll of ATG framers tape actually.

 

Some museums  still make labels on paper or card stock and then place a plexi cover over the label with a couple of brads to nail it in place.

 

 

Good morning!

 

Does anybody have suggestions for making in-house labels? Right now we use cardstock adhered to mat board with an aerosol adhesive spray which is then cut to size using a mat cutter. I’m hoping to find an alternative to using the aerosol spray. Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

Stacy Slavichak

Collections Manager

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale

Nova Southeastern University

One East Las Olas Blvd.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

954-262-0248

954-262-0200

Fax: 954-524-6011

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