Book Care & Repair

filmoplast® R is an wafer-thin, industrially manufactured Japanese tissue designed for mass conservation. It is ideally suited for the preservation of wood pulp papers and newspapers dating from the mid-19th century onwards.
Many valuable documents from our more recent history are subject to self-destruction. The primary cause is acid, which attacks and degrades the paper fibres from within. Magnesium carbonate in the adhesive neutralises acids that may form during the degradation of paper fibres in aged papers and migrate into the adhesive layer. With a basis weight of only 9 g/m², filmoplast® R is almost transparent. The paper character of the original is preserved.

The age resistance of the material has been tested by PTS (Papiertechnische Stiftung, Heidenau, test no. PBA 21.495/3) and certified by the Photographic Activity Test (PAT) according to ISO 18916.

Continuous laminating from the roll is possible using the Neschen HSM 2.0. Fragmented documents can be reassembled on the large working table of the Neschen HSM 2.0 and then laminated with two layers of filmoplast® R to restore them as a complete document.

Using the heating iron RT, filmoplast® R in narrow width enables nearly invisible repair of tears, for example in sheet music or drawings.

filmoplast® R is reversible; the lining can be removed in a water bath with alcohol or by applying heat (please refer to the application instructions in our technical information).

• Lightweight, transparent technical Japanese tissue (9 g/m²)
• Coated with a heat-activatable adhesive
• Provides good adhesion with high bending strength, sealing remains intact even after repeated folding
• Recommended sealing temperature: > 100 °C
• Water-based, solvent-free, phthalate-free and acid-free, ageing-resistant, permanently elastic acrylic adhesive, slightly alkaline
• Certified age resistance (PTS and PAT according to ISO 18916)
• APEO- and BPA-free