Sizing Liquid

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Hello I ave also placed this on APUG but so far only one response and so I hope this forum may shed more light please.

Sizing Liquid
I know a lot has been discussed about sizing but always about sizes with US products which are not easy to find locally (Belgium)
I bought a product made locally by an international company Soudal Pro 30D PVAc.
Would this be like Gamblin Size (US) and Gesso (also US) or equivalent and what dilution if it can be used as a sizing for Gum Printing Multi Layers.
Anyone with experience with this would be welcome to answer, Thanks!
 

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"Gamblin PVA Size" smells a little bit like white glue, which incidentally is known as PVA glue/adhesive. It is white, with the consistency of water/milk.

Don't know if that helps you. You should try some at 1:2 dilution and see what happens.
 
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PVia Thanks for the response, I will wait a few days in case someone from Europe may respond that has experience with the same product.
 

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The Soudal web site says:
"PRO 30D is a white, fast drying PVA based wood adhesive with superior water resistance."
www.soudal.com/upload/fiches/1449.pdf

This is wood glue; I wouldn't bother with this stuff. While there are some who use white general purpose PVA glue (like Elmer's in the US), most use clear-drying acrylic art mediums. Any art supply catalog will list many acrylics that will be suitable. Some work better than others, and exact dilutions and methods of application will have to be determined by testing.
 

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Try caparol binder from Great Art .com.
 
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