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how do i preserve and glue brittle latex/plastic ? (gasmask)
hello to all...
i´m in process of restoring a REALLY time-damaged swiss WW II gasmask. The plastic is very dry & brittle, and severly broken on many points, so much that the gasmask has sort of lost it´s shape. One would think that this mask´s time is over, but i really wanna sorta reconstruct & preserve it.. Superglue did not work, neither did scotchtape to unite the seperated/broken edges. so i was thinking of shoeglue.. so you see that this matter is rather desperate. is there any advise on this issue? how to avoid further deterioration of the plastic, and how to rstore and glue on it?
Thanxx..
Thank you
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05-19-2011 04:48 AM
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Re: how do i preserve and glue brittle latex/plastic ? (gasmask)
It sounds like its too far gone to be worth restoring, pictures would be a good idea so I can get an idea how serious the deterioration is. If its completely falling apart theres not much that can be done other than keeping it in a dry, cool enviroment. This will hopefully slow down the deterioration process, and at least it will be all original instead of something stuck together with glue and tape.
Thanks
Danny
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Re: how do i preserve and glue brittle latex/plastic ? (gasmask)
thanx dan..
you´re the gasmask expert on this forum, so your opinion and positive evaluation of my work is very much appreciated.. i already poured white glue diluted with water into the asbestos-filter of an british ww II gasmask that i own - or maybe it´s canadian? (actually i posted it on wrf), so i shall do it again.. i just wore the mask for the pic, but muchas gracias amigo for the advice. Is there anything else that you could tell me about this piece? all i know is that it is swiss, and that the filter is from 1937, pretty old.. By the way, that shoe-glue (to fix soles & stuff) does an awsome job on gluing plastic, latex and so, the mask feels pretty resistant now...
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Re: how do i preserve and glue brittle latex/plastic ? (gasmask)
By the way, I wouldnt recommend breathing through that filter if it was manufactured before the sixties, might contain asbestos in it, which I, as an urban explorer, have breathen alot, and I can tell you, it is not fun to have a burning sensation in your lungs.
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