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Just had a binder tell me my glue was too thin on a project

I was working on a restoration for a 1920s encyclopedia set and this older guy walks by my table at the shop and says 'your PVA is way too watery, you're gonna get bubbles.' I pulled the cover off and sure enough there were tiny air pockets forming under the cloth. Has anyone else had to thicken their glue mix for older books with brittle paper?
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joseph529
joseph5294d ago
Damn, I used to swear by thin glue but methylcellulose changed my MIND completely.
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the_jake
the_jake4d ago
Thickened mine with a bit of methylcellulose and it held solid.
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