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 11/13/2009 11:29:19 PM · #1
Anyone know any good sites to check out for the best prints onto foam board? Any help would be great :)
 11/14/2009 01:41:05 AM · #2
I just had a 16 x 24 done at Mpix and used foam core as the backing board. The print was $18.00 and the foam core backing was $21.00.

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 11/14/2009 11:01:15 AM · #3
You can buy 20X30 foam core boards for about $4 at wal-mart, craft stores, etc., and mount your prints yourself. I've been doing them for a few years now.



All you need is 3M PhotoMount and your prints. Will save you a fortune if you do lots of them.

11/14/2009 11:29:19 AM · #4
Originally posted by idnic:
You can buy 20X30 foam core boards for about $4 at wal-mart, craft stores, etc., and mount your prints yourself. I've been doing them for a few years now.



All you need is 3M PhotoMount and your prints. Will save you a fortune if you do lots of them.


I've thinking of trying it. How do you keep the glue from getting all over as well as keep the prints lined up well with sharp edges?
 11/14/2009 11:55:50 AM · #5
Originally posted by jbsmithana:
Originally posted by idnic:
You can buy 20X30 foam core boards for about $4 at wal-mart, craft stores, etc., and mount your prints yourself. I've been doing them for a few years now.



All you need is 3M PhotoMount and your prints. Will save you a fortune if you do lots of them.


I've thinking of trying it. How do you keep the glue from getting all over as well as keep the prints lined up well with sharp edges?


I throw a huge drop cloth down on the floor and spray everything there. Its covered with glue, but I've used the same one for probably 2 years. The key to nice edges is to mount the prints first - THEN use a sharp utility knife to cut them out. As long as you mount first, cut last you get good edges everytime. The only time its not possible to trim them after is when you mount a 20x30 print on a 20x30 board. Then you just have to be very careful to line everything up right the first time.
11/14/2009 01:23:53 PM · #6
Thanks Cindi, time for me to bite the bullet and give it a go.
 11/14/2009 03:33:14 PM · #7
i can't imagine doing this to a 20x30.. every peice of foamcore i've seen will bend & if you glue a differnt material to it - it'll bend more .. (thermal contraction/expantion)
 11/14/2009 06:31:59 PM · #8
Hey Cindi,

How thick is the foam core you use? and which spray adhesive do you recommend?

Thanks
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