Blister

Blistering
Photo credit: G.W. Scherer

Description

A raised bubble or bulge on a laminated or coated surface. A blister may be due to excessive heat, to trapped pockets of air, liquid, or solids, or to insufficient adhesive. Blisters may occur in laminating films, adhering paper or cloth to boards and gluing veneer. Paints, coatings, embedments, and metals can also have blisters when bubbles occur near the surface.

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  Blistering
  Photo credit: C. Jaton

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  Blistering
  Photo credit: E. Hyslop

Resources and Citations

• ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998