Re: Wax-resin as an alternative

In Reply to: PVA vs RB Glue posted by Jack on 08/18/00 at 12:42 PM:

: Not to change the subject of previous postings, but can anyone out there speak from experience regarding the differences, advantages or disadvantages of using PVA vs Rabbit Skin glue for sizing canvas or panels? I'm mostly interested in technical pros & cons, as opposed to emotional preference.
: Thanks.

Wax-resin lining adhesive might be an interesting alternative. I experimented with a combination of paste and wax-resin adhesive recommended in Robert Massey's book and found it to be very fine. The wax is very stable and water resistant. It is reversible with heat. There are a few caveats though: it requires a hot iron or ideally a vacuum hot table; one cannot apply raw unprimed canvas to panel with it as it tends to strike through to the front of the canvas making the subsequent application of priming difficult (impossible?), the dismounting and application of another adhesive is impossible as the wax has penetrated the fibers and cannot be removed. But if you can rise above its difficulties , it would, I think, be vastly superior as a reversible adhesive to paste and most certainly glue in terms of durability.
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