Polypropylene is a softer material, has a matte finish, conforms easier due to flexibility, and is less expensive. Since this is an inert material, it may be safely used for encapsulating letters, documents, maps and prints. Tekra offers extremely clear polyester films that are engineered to block uv transmission, while also retaining superior mechanical and optical properties. The range includes grades suitable for graphic arts, printing, electrical insulation, packaging, stationery, archival storage and release films. Polyester mylar will not discolor, damage or adhere to items placed inside it. The clear book cover material is easy to stick and remove and does not destroy surfaces. An archival pure polyester film in its uncoated, clear state such as hostaphan 43sm or melinex 516 are used throughout our product line. Clean machine polyester converters ltd, polyester film.
Polyester pet is a popular film choice with exceptional properties that makes it ideal for most applications. Tls is the leading manufacturer in highquality book jacket covers. Your books, be it old, new, for class, or for you, are unfortunately fragile and easy to damage. Covering your cookbooks and diy crafts books protects them. Covering your paperback books with plastic is a great way to protect them for years to come.
Polyester features excellent scuff and scratch resistance, durability, and folding characteristics. Plastic film is a generic term for any polymer material that is cast, extruded or calandarded into a wide thin film like material. Saw a brodart video tutorial and unless im mistaking which product they mention that this film will stick to book by using static. Optically clear polyester film heating, uv, and index. Tekra supplies polyester films from dupont teijin films, in both pet and pen, providing highquality polyester film solutions with melinex and mylar coatings and films.
Brodart bjcs are designed to protect your books cover andor dust jacket from. Office depot brand adhesive bookcover rolls 12 x 60 clear. Apr 15, 20 a short video showing how to fit a clear archival cover to a book s dustjacket. Commerciallymade molded acrylic cradles or wedges, available in different sizes and angles from conservation suppliers, offer an alternative to custom cradles. Sh72s is used for flexible packaging, face shields, spacers, gaskets, and carrier film applicaitons. Vinyl is a stronger, thicker, and more durable material, has a nonglare finish, and is more pliable. General purpose clear polyester film similar to mylar, clear duralar is sold in a variety of thicknesses and sizes for industrial applications needing highclarity film. The staples 18 x 9 clear book cover can cover multiple books and leaves no residue when removed. We proudly offer six different styles of covers, including center slit book jacket covers, multifit book jacket covers, open edge book jacket covers, polyjac book jacket covers, processor book jacket covers and profit book jacket covers. Trim so that the cover is the same height as the book in the middle of the cover and approximately 1 12 times the width of the book near the edges the cover will. Kapco kapco book protection products book covers easy jacket book jacket covers on rolls for hardback books easy jacket book jacket covers on rolls for hardback books 1. The staples 18 x 9 singlerole clear book cover is used to protect the surfaces of books, documents and notebooks without causing damage.
Pcl is committed to helping you find the best material for any application, from 5 kilos to 60,000 kilos. We offer a wide selection of laminating film made of the highest quality materials. Paperback book covers clear protective book covers. Tabs are not recommended for archival applications. Commerciallymade molded acrylic cradles or wedges, available in different sizes and angles from conservation suppliers. How to cover a paperback book with clear plastic film. Acidfree, archivalquality 2mil polyester film rolls.
With brodart econofold book jacket covers, you can cover any book. How to cover your book with plastic english youtube. Polyethylene terephthalate or polyester pet is a versatile plastic widely used in many applications. Each roll we provide is made of the perfect blend between polyester and adhesive, resulting in a clear and even lamination that will protect and enhance your prints. The film is used for window matting, covering books, encapsulating documents, interleaving, covering work surfaces and vacuum table covers as well as many other applications. Polyester film, book covering film, book covering polyester. Polyester films are characterised by high temperature and chemical resistance, stability, and superior mechanical strength. Accelerated aging of paper within plastic film envelopes and cardboard boxes. From basic office supplies, such as printer paper and labels, to office equipment, like file cabinets and stylish office furniture, office depot and officemax have the office products you need to get the job done. Chemically inert, archivalsafe, and durable material will not stretch or yellow over time.
Our book jacket covers are constructed of polyester and polypropylene and are available in onepiece and twopiece styles. Browse a variety of polyester film or speak with an expert to find whats right for you. An added value to archival products nonglare polypropylene book cover is a slip sheet to ease stacking and handling. Polyester can be used to make custom enclosures such as clear pockets and sleeves with our polyester sealing machines, see recommended tab below and can also be used for interleaving. The cover is a glass clear mylar film and is available on our website. Brodart archivalquality 2mil clear polyester film on 150 rolls. Polyester converters ltd pcl is europes largest independent stockist, converter and distributor of polyester film, as well as many other materials. Wrap film around the book and evenly fold the excess.
The top and bottom flaps will be visible through the polyester film jacket. Mylar brand is a registered trademark owned by dupont tejjin films for a specific family of products made from the resin polyethylene terephthalate pet. Trim so that the cover is the same height as the book in the middle of the cover and approximately 1 12 times the width of the book near the edges the cover will resemble a sideways letter i. If the pages do not remain open naturally, a strip of polyester film can be placed around each side of the open book. Fitting an archival mylar cover to a books dustjacket youtube. Increase the surface area of the book that is exposed to air stand hardcover books slightly open to allow pages to fan out for several days.
Durable film comes on a convenient rolleliminate waste by cutting to the exact length needed2mil clear, flexible polyester is easy to applyno adhesive backing, just anchor with tape or attaching tabs, sold separatelygloss finishapply book jacket covers with ease with our selection of dispensers. Permanently bonded liner provides a secure fit and protects the original jacket. Make an archival polyester film cover for your books. Specially treated crystal clear film resists sticking when stacked with other books. Heavyduty protection for books without dust jackets 4 mil polyester crystalclear gloss finish archival safe to apply, measure book height and select appropriate roll size cut enough film to go around book and inside covers crease at spine and c. Our polyester film is approved by the library of congress for the indefinite care of paper products hundreds of years. Dec 14, 20 the helping hand team teach you how to cover your book with a transparent plastic sheet. It also has high tensile, tear, and impact strength that is retained even after lamination. In compliance with current health orders in new york, our manufacturing and fulfillment centers are temporarily closed. Home library supplies book jacket covers film rolls polyester clear film. Various thicknesses are available from 12 micron through to 125 micron. They keep dirt, water, even oil from damaging the covers of your paperback books. A short video showing how to fit a clear archival cover to a books dustjacket. Manufactured from glass clear 50 micron polyester film.
Clear polypropylene book covers specialty packaging clearbags. Dec 19, 2019 how to cover a paperback book with clear plastic film. Tuck the top and bottom flaps between the outer surface of the book cover and the polyester film figure 11. Clear slipon book covers are an easy and effective way to preserve your books and display them clearly.
Brodart has a wide variety and large selection of book jacket covers for books of many sizes. Faced with a need to fabricate book supports on short notice for an exhibit at the new york academy of medicine, i experimented with designing them in 5mil polyester film. On the opposite long edge the paper insert is perforated in 14 increments and should be adjusted to the height of the book cover jacket. Durable book cover jackets with paper insert for individual sheets with paper, just slip book jacket cover between the polyester and paper sheets which are sealed together on one long edge.
Deacro slitter stars in cleanroom at polyester convertersa new state of the art cleanroom in the central london factory of polyester converters is the first european installation of the latest slitter rewinder from canadian manufacturer deacro. Superclear and clear brodart book jacket covers are a highly transparent, glossy film. Martin book conservator, new york academy of medicine. Heavyduty protection for books without dust jackets 4 mil polyester. This board remains flat and stable in a variety of climates. Fitting an archival mylar cover to a books dustjacket. Use a polyester film jacket to protect the book further. Acidfree, archivalsafe 50 polyester film rolls are ideal for encapsulation, book protection, interleaving, wrapping, and lining shelves. Doityourself archival information on repairing books for collectors and book sellers. Pet exhibits good chemical resistance and is a tough, durable plastic as compared with other commodity resins in a similar performance and price range. This clear archival polyester melinex or equivalent film has many uses in the museum or library.
The polyester film used should be free of plasticizers, ultraviolet inhibitors, dyes, and surface coatings so that the film does not interact with the material it is intended to protect and thereby hasten its deterioration. Dimensionallystable st polyester technology 150c for 30 mins can be applied to either a variety of melinex film types. The height of the refers to the maximum height of the spine of the book it will accommodate, and the length refers to the flat cover needed to wrap around the book into the front and back covers. The helping hand team teach you how to cover your book with a transparent plastic sheet. The film is used for window matting, covering books, encapsulating documents, interleaving, covering work surfaces and vacuum table covers as. Polypropylene is a softer material, has a matte finish, conforms easier due to.
Ideal for covering books, wrapping books, or lining boxes for storage. The protection of a book is the protection of all the contents within it, and our clear plastic slipon book covers are the perfect shield for. Manu fac tured from 38 micron polyester film with acid free paper liner. The acidfree buffed interleave can be used for a variety of conservation applications. Wrap the polyester film jacket around the book, tucking the end flaps inside the front and back covers. Tear resistant, heat resistant, lays flat, consistent, nonyellowing product.
Durable film comes on a convenient rolleliminate waste by cutting to the. I attempted to cover a nondust jacket cover and this wasnt the case. These films do not contain plasticizers or become brittle with age. Archivalsafe, flexible polyester is the perfect solution for covering hardbound books. While our website remains available 247 to accept your orders, we cannot guarantee some delivery dates at this time. Transparent book jackets made of polyester film offer a number of benefits. Looking for book jacket cover for books without dust jackets. In abstracts of papers presented at the seventeenth annual meeting, cincinnati, ohio, may 31june 4, 1989, 5960.
Covering your cookbooks and diy crafts books protects them from damage and reduces wearandtear. Polyester is a 1981 american comedy film directed, produced, and written by john waters, and starring divine, tab hunter, edith massey, and mink stole. Loluster is a clear film with a slight haze that reduces its. Obtain a polyester sheet larger than the book you want to protect. The dimensional stability of polyester film or pet film has found application in laminates. The cover is a glass clear mylar film and is available on our. Seems like youll have to enforce bonding using book tape or something. Polyester film book jackets or wrappers, extending around the cover and foredge of a book and secured on the front cover with a velcro brand fasteners button, may be recommended for booklets or books with the following problems. Our white hinge repair tape is for hardbacks and inside book repair. This mylar cover works well for a reasonable price. The true generic term for this material is polyester film. Polyester is a harder material, has a glossy surface, and creases better due to stiffness. It is a sendup of the melodramatic genre of womens pictures, particularly those directed by douglas sirk, whose work directly influenced this film, as well as a satirical look at suburban life in the early 1980s involving divorce, abortion. Polyester pet film clear, strong bopet films curbell plastics.
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