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Map Preservation

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Jul 10, 2020 at 3:38 pm #3657433

Eric Blumensaadt
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@danepacker
Locale: Mojave Desert

If you make photocopies of topo maps on your printer you can preserve them a bit better by spraying on some Thompson’s Ultra Water Seal. Also besides waterproofing this treatment seems to give paper more resilience when repeatedly folded.

It’s important to spray the Water Seal on the map B/C brushing on may blur the map by making the colors run.

Yeah, I realize there are specific map waterproofing fluids available but they are ‘spensive and you only get a little bottle of it. Hey, use that extra Thompson’s Water Seal on the deck or doghouse.

Jul 10, 2020 at 4:52 pm #3657442

Pedestrian
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@pedestrian

Starting with a cup of pickling salt works best…..

Never mind, wrong kind of preservation……;)

Jul 10, 2020 at 6:46 pm #3657470

Ken Thompson
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@here
Locale: Right there

The classic alternative to waterproof paper.

Jul 10, 2020 at 7:39 pm #3657473

Jerry Adams
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@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

My laser printer is waterproof ink
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