There's a couple of ways to get rid of price tag
residue. If you can peel off the price tag in
one piece, you can use it to remove the
adhesive. Kinda hard to explain (it's really
easy to show in person) but use the tag to remove
the adhesive. Put the tag over the adhesive area
and pull up on it. The tag will take the
remaining adhesive with it. This also works with
Scotch tape. You can also use 90% rubbing
alcohol to remove the tape, do not use nail
polish remover as it will eat away the acetate if
you use too much.
Ventilating cels really has no effect on the
trace lines. Trace lines are under all the paint
in the cel. The two things that make them fade
are direct exposure to UV light, and the natural
chemical decomposition of the paint. Gas buildup
is only applicable to nitrate cels, which haven't
been used since the 50's. Nitrate cels caused a
lot of problems; the medium was unstable and they
rotted easily. In the late 40's acetate was
introduced and quickly adopted by the industry as
the standard.
The best way to protect your cels is to either
frame them, or keep them in books and out of
sunlight. I've got cels that are 30-40 years
old, stored in what would be
considered "ventilated" bags and there's no
fading on them. Like someone mentioned prior,
some studios cels are more prone to fading than
others.
Actually trying to store your cels in more of a
vacuum like state is more detrimental to your
cels. Cels require a certain amount of humidity
to stay in optimum condition. To little humidity
and the paint and acetate dries out. Your cels
get brittle and crack.
Cheers,
Brian |