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Mending Torn Pages with Tape

The easiest and quickest way to mend Required Materials
torn pages is to use a modern pressure- • Invisible Magic Mending Tape or
sensitive transparent tape.
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Filmoplast P Mending Tape or
Filmoplast P is especially good for thin Document Repair Tape
book papers (such as India paper), diction- • Plastic or Bone Folder
aries, or encyclopedias. Use it on old rare
books where the paper is fragile.
Invisible Magic Transparent Tape is
especially good for heavier book papers
and colour printed children’s books.

1 Pull a piece of tape from the roll at
least 1/2" longer than the tear.
With Invisible Magic Tape: Without
touching the tape to the page (it has
an “aggressive” adhesive) carefully
centre the tape over the tear. With
Filmoplast P: Since Filmoplast P has
a less “aggressive” adhesion, you can
lay the tape on the tear and “re–align”
it if necessary.
Allow the tape to extend 1/4" beyond
the edge of the page.

2 Fold the remaining 1/4" of tape over
the edge of the paper. Apply the
tape to both sides of the tear. This
will ensure that the tears are
properly repaired.

3 To make the tape adhere properly, it
should be rubbed down with a plastic
or bone folder.

Hint: Never use cellophane tape for book mending. It turns yellow and will “bleed”,
causing two pages to stick together. Likewise, gummed transparent paper tape will yellow
with age and lose its adhesive power.

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