Ive kept a box of photos in the garage and they seem to have got damp and stuck together how can i separate?

Question

i dont want to damage them more

Answer 1

probably the best thing to do would be to wet them and allow to seperate without pulling apart.Then allow individual pictures to dry.Youre gonna get damage but best to slide apart....kindve like wen youre developing photographs from scratch.

Answer 2

mild steam pressure , then gently peel apart, keep sep and face up till dried, the spray clear laquer to protect them

Answer 3

soak them in a shallow tray of water and dry individually. the backing may seperate but the shiny side should stay intact.

put them on a thick layer of newspaper to dry, picture side up, room temparature, don,t put heat on them it will curl them up.

if you want to, gently blow on them and when the picture side is dry and put some greaseproof paper on them and weight them down with some heavy books, that will limit the curl on them.

it really depends on the age and quality of the originals