I know Ive read it somewhere but I cant find it now. What kind of tape is acceptable to use when fixing a box with split corners or blown out sides?
Where can I get some?
Thanks is advance, Jeff
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Jeff...I don't use tape...I do like they do for lure boxes...I put a rubber band around the box to hold it and square it up...I then use Craft Bond glue to glue the seams on the inside, using a toothpick or something small to apply it...The craft bond dries quite rapidly and clear...
This is the way I do it, hope it helps...
Jerry
This is the way I do it, hope it helps...
Jerry
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I like the glue repair (try to use a water based glue, that way whatever you do can be reversed if need be)
IF you must use tape you would want to use (say as a temp repair or something) Acid free (try a good photo store) and use only the smallest amount you can get by with. Tape from the inside not the colored or printed outside. If you have a choice use removable tape not perminent. Make sure what ever you do can be removed without damage to the box.
For glue use modest amounts... I have also had good results on a box or two using Elmers wood filler as a spackle of sorts where mice had chewed a corner to fill in after the box is glued. BTW you might want to tuck in a small note in such a box that it has been restored and what those restorations are.
FYI you may not want to use a box as a riser for a reel without putting a support inside the box...
IF you must use tape you would want to use (say as a temp repair or something) Acid free (try a good photo store) and use only the smallest amount you can get by with. Tape from the inside not the colored or printed outside. If you have a choice use removable tape not perminent. Make sure what ever you do can be removed without damage to the box.
For glue use modest amounts... I have also had good results on a box or two using Elmers wood filler as a spackle of sorts where mice had chewed a corner to fill in after the box is glued. BTW you might want to tuck in a small note in such a box that it has been restored and what those restorations are.
FYI you may not want to use a box as a riser for a reel without putting a support inside the box...
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Good job Jerry... that way if something better is worked out years from now we can go back and fix our fixes...
The wood fill stuff is sort of a buff color which matches much of the pulpwood used in pasteboard boxes... if you experiment around with ground cardboard and paper making pulp (craft stores) you can make a mix that will match your color fairly close if you need the more "heavy duty" fix of spackling a corner with a wood fill type product. I use a pallet knife and only apply a modest amount to "clean up" a badly gnawed corner or section of a box. Really depends on what is missing or how much damage is there to deal with.
Filling empty boxes with crumpled acid free tissue is a good idea too... keeps them puffed out and solid...maybe with the rubber bands that would be a good way to keep more damage from happening. I wouldn't leave rubber bands in place too long... seen them get bad pretty fast too.
The wood fill stuff is sort of a buff color which matches much of the pulpwood used in pasteboard boxes... if you experiment around with ground cardboard and paper making pulp (craft stores) you can make a mix that will match your color fairly close if you need the more "heavy duty" fix of spackling a corner with a wood fill type product. I use a pallet knife and only apply a modest amount to "clean up" a badly gnawed corner or section of a box. Really depends on what is missing or how much damage is there to deal with.
Filling empty boxes with crumpled acid free tissue is a good idea too... keeps them puffed out and solid...maybe with the rubber bands that would be a good way to keep more damage from happening. I wouldn't leave rubber bands in place too long... seen them get bad pretty fast too.
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