Where does Red Rosen paper get it’s name? I’ve used it for years and have always thought that it contained pine pitch or something of that nature. When I worked in a foundry we used Rosen on the head drive of the conveyor systems to create more friction. I use it on new floors to protect them and occasionally as an underlayment under new floors. Any help will be appreciated. Best Regards, Dale
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Good question. I use it for underlayment for copper roofing to isolate the copper from the felt. Never thought about what it actually is. I think it's spelled rosin as in "rosin up the bow".
Search red rosin paper on Google. I found out more than I actually cared to know about it.
It rosin and not rosen paper.
Rosin is reacted with alum to size the paper and make it water resistant.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an17/an17-4/an17-401.html