What is the best way to store old magazines, that you know aren't acid free?

[Baitball Blogger]

I have a combination of old magazines and paper that I want to put into one of those Michael hobby storage containers. What I don't know is what papers that are not acid free will do to documents that are. Do I need to put each one in plastic? Or does it matter?

[Xipe Totec]

1. Dust them with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)

Then store them in sealed plastic bags.

[Chan790]

2. I had no idea so I googled it...

Apparently this: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/preserving_photos.html

It's too long for me to read but it was linked by a lot of archivists.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Nice link! Thanks.

[hollysmom]

4. opackedthemn tightly together and they lasted like new. I think air could not get to them.

I just didn't have much room.

[lastlib]

5. here's something that works for newspapers.

sandwich them between two pieces of cloth (white muslin or cotton, no colors (the dyes may bleed into the paper)) and roll it all up in aluminum foil. Store them in a dark dry place that's reasonably temperature-controlled. They'll keep this way for a good long time.

I did this with copies of our city paper's editions from the Apollo 11 moon landing (1969) and unwrapped them four years ago (forty years later). They looked like hot off the press.

[Nevernose]

6. This is what I use for my comics, some of which are very old

https://www.bagsunlimited.com/default.aspx

There are various sizes, including magazine and newspaper. Also keep them cool and dark.

[TeamPooka]

9. I was going to tell him to go to his local comic store and get some mylar.

but BU is great too.

[WinkyDink]

7. Don't. You will---trust me, no matter the topic---throw them out. I just chucked "Diana" crap.

[Tom_Foolery]

8. Just slide them between your mattress and box spring...

They should stay safe for years. All my Playboys still look good.