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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A water soluble [ | + | A water soluble [[methyl cellulose]] solution that is used like [[starch]] size. Methyl cellulose is typically purchased as a powder, then dissolved in water to form 'cellulose paste'. It is used as a size, paint binder, adhesive and consolidant. It dries with minimal shrinkage. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 12 January 2014
Description
A water soluble Methyl cellulose solution that is used like Starch size. Methyl cellulose is typically purchased as a powder, then dissolved in water to form 'cellulose paste'. It is used as a size, paint binder, adhesive and consolidant. It dries with minimal shrinkage.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"methyl cellulose; metilcelulosa (Esp.); pasta de celulosa (Esp.); pasta di cellulosa (It)
Examples include: Tylose® [Hoechst]; Polycell;
Other Properties
Soluble in water.
Authority
- Kurt Wehlte, The Materials and Techniques of Painting, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1975