just how good are acid-free backing boards?

[MARVEL MANIAC-migration]

thinking of buying a bunch--mainly the BCW types. are these truly acid-free?

[StarkEnterprises]

I always buy products made by E. Gerber. They seem to be pretty good from what I've heard so far.

[HOTFLIPS]

No. They are used for short-term storage. There are mixed results about regular backing boards. If you want long-term storage, the only proven backing boards are from E.Gerber.

[slym2none]

"Acid-free at time of manufacture" boards are, as has been said, for short-term storage. For long-term, think "acid-buffered" boards.

 

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-slym

[Limited66]

So, on that note, how long can you store w/o the E.Gerbers before trouble starts brewing? :shrug:

[slym2none]

Depends on a lot of factors - age of the book counts for many, under the headings of paper type, ink type, etc.....

 

I have books in "regular" bags & boards that have been there for 15+ years. Can I see anything wrong with them? No... but is something going on? Possibly.

 

I am not the person to ask, I guess is what I am saying.

 

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-slym

[Limited66]

Depends on a lot of factors - age of the book counts for many, under the headings of paper type, ink type, etc.....

 

I have books in "regular" bags & boards that have been there for 15+ years. Can I see anything wrong with them? No... but is something going on? Possibly.

 

I am not the person to ask, I guess is what I am saying.

 

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-slym

 

Who 'round these parts might know?

[slym2none]

Give it a little time, someone more knowledgeable than I on this subject will come in at some point...

 

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-slym

[HOTFLIPS]

Regular backing boards are actually considered to be acid-neutral. It has a ph balance of 0.7, from what i understand is safe. I dont know the long term effects of keeping your comic in there long-term. I have customers who never change there boards for over 10 years and have no complaints. Keep in mind that they are still kept in the appropriate environments.

 

Now, the Acid-Free boards from E. Gerber have 0 percent acid in them. They are more expensive but you can sleep better.

 

I am a manufacturer of regular backing and I am the only distributer for E. Gerber Full-Backs and Half-Backs.

 

I sell both to keep all the customers happy.

 

Jeff

[HOTFLIPS]

Oh, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to shoot me a PM. Thats what i'm here for.

 

Jeff

[slym2none]

 

 

 

-slym

[the blob]

use the expensive boards for expensive stuff and the 5 cent boards for your more common, less expensive stuff. i'm not a scientist, but it seems like the poly bags go well before the boards.