No-No's For Newbies

There are none (Hobby Shops)within 75 miles of me but my Son lives a couple miles from one so I can have him get them for me amd bring them up or I can get them when I go down to his house.

I am busier than all get out right now trying to set up the shop and work my real job after...I was kicking the idea around for the last 5 years or so, and it is opening in a couple weeks. Not much to really start with but I have my own collections to stock it initially. Stamps, models, Hot wheels, and a few other hobbies eventually. things I like and enjoy as hobbies. The main focus is stamps and model building and getting the young interested in these old school hobbies and coaching them along.

Wt1,
Thanks for the picture! I haven't seen a Lepage spreader in years. It brought back a lot of childhood memories.

On a more practical note, for those of you who haven't seen a mucilage glued stamp, if you see amber/brown "glue" on an older collection, most likely it is mucilage.
The stamps can usually be soaked off. For the real stubborn ones I use "Bestine." It is a solvent that is commonly used to remove glue. (N-Heptane is the active ingredient). It works well on self-adhesives too.

Dan

I have used Bestine and second its effectiveness. I bought mine at Hobby Lobby. It is a little pricey for the quantity and it will evaporate at a very high rate. Keep it tightly closed when not in use.

Don

Ok, here are some phone pics of some of this collection and before anyone says nonono...I am handholding 2 of them...just to get the scotch tape sheen to show. cant have ruined them any more with a trace finger oil. anyhoo..again sorry for the non-scanner quality as of now. These are just a few samples of what the three albums were like.