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June 25, 2012
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A problem with paper.

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~135711cal Jun 25, 2012
I was given a pile of old paper, The printing on one side is from 1998. They have neither faded nor yellowed, and are of a good weight and color. In other words they seem to be of good quality.
The problem is the ink I am using wants to bleed and a wash brush will turn the paper to mush very quickly. I was wondering if there is there a way to size it? I was considering trying spay starch. (I have read that some paper is sized with starch) Has anyone ever tried this? Do you have any suggestions?
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*opiumtraum Jun 26, 2012
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resizing is at the bottom of the article.

Other short cuts- try spraying the paper with a light layer of workable fixative. I know there are sprays available to neutralize acid in paper, maybe the same thing exists to resize paper? My only other suggestion (I haven't checked to see where you live) is see if there are any art restorers/archive supply stores in you area. Give them a call.
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~135711cal Jun 27, 2012
Thank you. It is very helpful.
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~bustermaximus Jun 27, 2012
Book Arts is such a wonderful resource. :thumbsup:
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~bustermaximus Jun 25, 2012
Exactly what kind of paper is it (mostly concerning the material and weight-- is it wood pulp or cotton or a blend, and is it light weight or heavy weight) and what do you mean by "the printing on one side is from 1998"?
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~135711cal Jun 25, 2012
I do not know what kind of content is in the paper but I would guess they have some rag content. They are tan in color, about 80lb in weight. There are about 200 sheets 11x17 printed as posters for a local art show. They were marginally stored, but I can detect no deterioration in either color or quality.

They have one clean side. I am using sienna drawing ink and permanent white watercolor. The color is works well and I would like to be able to recycle them.
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~bustermaximus Jun 25, 2012
Hmm...

Since the paper had already been printed, I'm going to assume that it had already been prepared, so as you say, it would probably benefit from resizing. I personally don't know how to do such a thing, but I am pretty alright at getting helpful search terms to spark research. Looking up "paper conservation resizing" seems promising. I wish I had more info to give you, and hope you find an answer that suits you.
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~135711cal Jun 27, 2012
Thank you, I appreciate your help very much
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