Resticking photos to old self adhesive albums

meames_2

Hi

I am scanning in my nans old photos. there are some in the old self adhesive ablumns, that have a sticky back and a plastic cover.

On one page the plastic cover has gone but I can't restick the photo back down. have tried using a pritstick but no good.

Any ideas before i ruin the rest of the album?

Thansk

Mojisola

meames wrote: »

Hi

I am scanning in my nans old photos. there are some in the old self adhesive ablumns, that have a sticky back and a plastic cover.

On one page the plastic cover has gone but I can't restick the photo back down. have tried using a pritstick but no good.

Any ideas before i ruin the rest of the album?

Yes, do her a favour and buy some new albums. The plastic in the coverings with eventually damage the photos beyond repair.

meames_2

Unfortunatley, she has early onset alzhimers and they are one of the few things she remembers.

The albums go back to 1970 so the haven't done badly so far.

narabanekeater

you can buy from Boots and I suppose most photo shops tiny little see through corners that stcik the photos down. There cheap id sat about a pound or so and will easily do the job.

zippychick

Bluetack?????

luxor4t

Try double sided tape if the special photo-corners are not easy to find.

katkins78

I'd be reaching for the pritt stick. Not heard of these photo corners? I'm guessing they don't damage the photos, in which case I'd try these first. My grandmother wouldn't be happy with me replacing her albums alzheimers or not so I totally understand. Come to think of it I wouln't be very happy either!

madvixen

Please don't use prit stick, it will ruin the photos in the long term. You need a specialist photo glue/tape to prevent further deterioration. You're looking for something that is archival safe and acid and lignin free. You're best bet is to go to your local craft shop and seek their advice.