Preserve Your Treasures: How To Remove Photos from a Sticky Album

[@WeAreWatching1984]

I'm in the process of digitizing old family photos and those "sticky albums" are making the process rather unpleasant. This video is so helpful. Thank you!

[@RichardMoreno24]

Thanks for sharing, great tips.

[@saraswati620]

thank you so much, that will help

[@AnthonyBobenrieth]

Nice video! On the french YahooAnswer people are saying "try to boil some water, and use the steam"... is it a good idea?

[@c3mfh517922]

if i bought newer magnetic pages would they still get ruined after sometime and could you tell me bout how much time or now

[@chris24hdez]

now the question is if it is possible to remove the gunk from the back of the photograph!!

[@chris24hdez]

***** Thanks I will definitely look for more advice from conservators. Right now I'm dealing with the above, and also trying to figure out how to safely remove photos glued to black album paper that are covered in goo sweated out from the same clear vinyl used on kitchen tables by some of our grandmothers. It's gross and scary but amazingly comes off the emulsion with some PEC-12. It's just the backs that are a mess! Thanks again!

[@KittyDillingham]

I had a pretty good idea, why not freeze the pages before using the dental floss. It makes for an easier removal, and while the glue is hard, it can be scraped from the back of the frozen picture. Some of the photos fell right off the page! Make sure you place your photo pages inside a moisture free zip bag. This method is superior to using a blow dryer to melt the glue which may damage the photo. Use this method one time, you will not go back.

[@rickriehman974]

Awesome!!

[@NatureJunkieHere]

The unwaxed dental floss is a good tip-thank you. But if SIArchives ever remakes this video (and I hope you do), PLEASE, get closer to your subject. With any how-to video about working with small objects, it's a must to get the camera as close as possible to the action. It would also be helpful if you addressed what can be done when the transparent cover sheet has become stuck to the surface of the photo.

[@jlcollins14]

where the heck would you buy a micro spatula?

[@LatinoSan]

Super...!