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 > > > > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the >message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message >to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > >Mandy Langfald >Curator of Collection >Wyoming State Museum >307-777-7033 >[log in to unmask] > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You >may obtain >detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a >one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The >body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the >message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).