Regarding Bill Shirley's note of the difficulty of finding Carters
rubber cement for pouch sealing. Two years ago I ran out of Carters
right in the middle of a restoration and rushed out to pick up more.
I also came up dry. I couldn't find Carters anywhere. Finally I
contacted Carters directly and, surprise surprise, they told me they
have discontinued making it. I bought small samples of every other
rubber cement I could find to see what they would be like.
I found one, Best Test Rubber Cement, that was the exact consistency
of Carters and behaved in the same ways. I use naphtha as a dilutant.
Since my first discovery of Best Test I have used it extensively and
with good success. I have found it in stationary stores and art supply
shops.
Charles Hildebrant
[ "Best-Test Paper Cement" is manufactured by Union Rubber, Inc.,
[ 232 Allen Street, Trenton NJ 08606 The distributor's web site is
[ http://www.mindspring.com/~davidxyz/besttest.html with link to
[ material safety data sheet. -- Robbie
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