GSR: An alternative?

GSR = Wallpaper paste plus citric acid

This may be obvious to all but it worked for me so I thought I'd share it.

I needed to use some 'GSR' on a recent fettle but couldn't find any wallpaper paste. Not wanting to delay the cleaning while I went to get some I had a lateral think about it and came up with an alternative: flour.

I mixed flour, citric acid and a little water to a stiff paste, brushed it on, left it for a few minutes, and it worked like magic

Cheers,
John

 

Hi John, you have just re-invented the wheel!
Before cellulose wallpaper paste became available, in the 1950s, decorators used flour/water pastes for wallpaper-hanging.
Best Regards,
Kerophile.

 

That's what I meant by lateral thinking

Cheers,
John

 

Hi All,

Flour is really just basically cellulose anyway, so a perfect fit - I did this same thing with vinegar a while back . I had no wall paper paste but plenty of flour and said to myself that flour is cellulose so try it - worked fine

Tom

 

good to know,thanks! i less potion in my therapy cave!

 

Flour and water is the basis for Paper Mache

 

Add salt or Plaster of Paris and you have paste too.

 

Its the basis for Sourdough Bread too !!
After years of experimentation, I'm getting close (sort of) to making a decent Sourdough bread...