Mylar vs. regular bags - for CELS

hobbywhelmed · Post by **hobbywhelmed** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:44 am

Well, the Mylar bags for sketches movement is picking up, although I seem to get most of them completely open at the end, although comic archivists routinely state the Mylar bags should be closed, to limit air contact.

My question is, has anyone tried Mylar bags, or heard about using them, with painted cels? Any benefits or drawbacks (other than cost)? I do like the additional stiffness of the Mylar bags. They seem much less likely to do that wrinkly thing (and I've noticed that even the current cel bags are made of firmer plastic than the bags I get on 80's cels from Japan, that are really thin!) and, at the least, would seem to be a good candidate for using between cel layers.

Kata · Post by **Kata** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:49 am

I wouldnt' recommend to use Mylar bags for cels. Sketches is ok, but the cels have a tendency to get stuck to the mylar bags and can ruin the cels.

I recommend with cels to use just polypropylene bags.

wELCOME cONSUMER · Post by **wELCOME cONSUMER** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:53 am

I also would not recommend Mylar. When ever I do use a bag, it's polypropylene.
But I tend to strip my cels and leave them in cel books, completely naked.
I'm not overly fond of bags in general and prefer them to breathe.

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:29 pm

I need around 200 Cel bags... They don't have to be resealable just the regular standard size... Do anyone here sell any? Please let me know. Thanks!!

hobbywhelmed · Post by **hobbywhelmed** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:33 pm

Contact Heiko - they're the ones who provide most of the cel bags around - sealable, unsealed, whatever. They have a facility in Hawaii and ship from there.

http://www.shimojima.co.jp/heikoinc/index.htm

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:25 pm

The Cel Bags I use now are Heiko... They say that they are resealable.

But when I unseal a bag, it's really a big sticky mess and I usually just throw that bag away.

So now I prefer one that isn't self sticky!

magster · Post by **magster** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:51 pm

I didn't know where to post this so- here it goes-
Is it okay to put a clear plastic transparency behind a cel? Are there any adverse effects? I generally put both the transparency and cel into a cel bag. Then it all goes into an Itoya binder.

kira · Post by **kira** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:10 pm

how does one get in contact with heiko?

i mean i've emailed them and they never got back with me.

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:12 pm

(808)591-8672

"Hi! I have money. Can you send me some bags?"

Did you try that?

hobbywhelmed · Post by **hobbywhelmed** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:48 pm

Remember there's a time difference - what is it from the East Coast to Hawaii - 8 hours or something? So if you call early in the day, they'll all be asleep!

I emailed them for prices, but mean to call to order, to use my card.

miz ducky · Post by **miz ducky** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:16 pm

kira wrote:how does one get in contact with heiko?

i mean i've emailed them and they never got back with me.

I drive there.

hobbywhelmed wrote:Remember there's a time difference - what is it from the East Coast to Hawaii - 8 hours or something? So if you call early in the day, they'll all be asleep!

I emailed them for prices, but mean to call to order, to use my card.

It's -6 hours in the summer from the East Coast. -3 hours in the summer from the West Coast. (-5/-2 in the winter)

I bought the
T 24.5 - 30 [self sticking (when you remove the strip) normal sized $10.50]
T 28 - 43 [self sticking Oversized $15.50]
S 25 - 40 [non-sticky slightly larger than the normal sized one (but they didn't have the same size with out the sticky at the time) it was less than $10 but the price tag isn't there any more so I don't know the exact price.]

RoboFlonne · Post by **RoboFlonne** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:32 pm

Miz-chan!! Can you get me some and I can pay you by paypal? I need some of the non adhesive regular size cel bags!!

buma · Post by **buma** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:32 pm

I drive there too

you can go to their website and email them - just let them know what size you are looking for and they can hook you up!

vapalla · Post by **vapalla** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:36 am

I tried a cel with mylar and was amazed at how quickly it adhered. I was able to remove the bag from the cel, but if I left it on much longer...

I usually buy my bags from Intense Anime on eBay. They come in lots of sizes and some are resealable. They are slightly thicker than the ones I used to get from Japan years ago.

http://search.stores.ebay.com/Intense-A ... 10QQsofpZ0

kittens · Post by **kittens** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:14 am

I bought cel bugs via ebay a couple times (the same store in vapalla's reply

) and I am pretty happy with them

ALso I use rinkya and they send me bugs when I order shipping

So I usually more than enough cel bugs

(and I am happy with them as well

)

Anime-Beta TNG

Mylar vs. regular bags - for CELS

Mylar vs. regular bags - for CELS

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