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James Gielow
Mar 02

Black sueded polyethylene 911

Hello all. I know this post has come up over the years, the only optional material I've seen here was tested in Cleveland in 2016...


"12/29/16

We use Black "Novasuede" from It has passed our Oddy test.

Philip Brutz Mount Maker Exhibition Production The Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1797 "


Philip, does this product come with acrylic adhesive backing perchance? Has ANYONE else found any other replacements that have passed ODDY testing!? Benchmark is officially not producing this product anymore and I have a heck of a lot of black mounts hungry for sueded release.


What say you colleagues?


yours,

James

2 comments
jamie
Mar 02

Hi James,

I've been using 3M 465 roll adhesive to make Novasuede self-adhesive. 465 has passed Oddy and is generally regarded as a safe adhesive. It's not always as solid under shear stress as I might like and can creep a little, but overall it is easy to apply and generally works well for me.

James Gielow
Mar 02

Hi Jamie! Oddly enough I have recently been in several Zoom meetings discussing that very tape. Or ODDY enough.


Thank you my friend!