alt Hacker NewsThis is the most esoteric post I've seen on HN in a while.
How many museum curators who need non-yellowing flexible thermoplastic are there on here?
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Oil painter here, this is news to me and if it doesn't dissolve in gamsol this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for for about 2 years.
Not many, but there are a few amateur and professional musicians here benefitting from better piano hammers made possible by Paraloid B-72!
Note: I thought this was about Polaroid, not Paraloid, at first!
The issue is that it does yellow but after 25 to 50 years. The challange is that it is very difficult to reverse.
On the restoration of my house I allow its use on very specific cases. It very useful for example in strengthening wood that has rotten. Sometimes Paraloid is the only thing that can be used, but it needs to be used with care.
I use paraloid all the time, a bit surprised to see it posted here but I’ll support it.
I've done some DIY piano maintenance and I saw what was presumably this available to firm up the hammers. My piano needs them softened, though.
They should make non-yellowing transparent phone cases out of this stuff.
This post has exactly zero relevance to my professional career or personal projects, and this is exactly the type of esoteric content I love about HN!