Timeline for Is laminating books with adhesive plastic film a bad idea (and why)?
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| May 13, 2022 at 14:19 | comment | added | Ilmari Karonen | I have a bunch of discarded library books from the 1980s and 1990s with this kind of adhesive plastic, and can confirm the observations in this answer. The oldest ones I found show some minor yellowing, but otherwise they all seem fine. At least except for the ones where the plastic has worn and cracked a bit from excessive use, but I'm pretty sure they were already like that decades ago when I got them. I did notice that on some books the yellowing seems to be concentrated near the edges of the plastic, suggesting that it might have something to do with oxidization of the adhesive. | |
| May 13, 2022 at 12:41 | comment | added | Chris H | @Hobbamok yes, it's often not an issue, but interesting that it's on plastic that's been kept dark (UV is a major cause of yellowing) and also that it's not visible on even slightly newer books | |
| May 13, 2022 at 12:37 | comment | added | Hobbamok | Modern Clear, flexible plastic will still yellow with time. This problem has not been fixed (and likely won't be) in any reasonable price range. That being said: what's a slight yellow tint if everthing else is perfectly preserved | |
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| May 13, 2022 at 5:56 | history | answered | Chris H | CC BY-SA 4.0 |