Trick to remove glassine stuck to gloss varnish?

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halftonegraphics
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Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:58 pm

have some prints from my undergrad studies that i recently pulled out. unfortunately, looks like over time the gloss varnish on a few are stuck to the glassine/wax paper that was intended to protect them. wondering if the introduction of heat might help.
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Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:31 am

My immediate though when I read the title was heat too. Very gently with a hairdryer maybe?

Not something I've tried though so....
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Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:32 pm

yeah, thats what i was thinking. low heat with a hair dryer. cant hurt.
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Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:14 pm

halftonegraphics wrote:yeah, thats what i was thinking. low heat with a hair dryer. cant hurt.
The only worry would be that it'll leave a matt finish where the glassine comes away but there is little you can do to avoid that I'd think.
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Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:35 am

Test a portion using "Bestine"... it was made for the art word and while it soaks into paper, it also evaporates extremely quickly and usually does not affect inks.
Again, test first.
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