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03/16/2005 09:31:29 PM · #1 |
Please help. I bought some nice frames to sell some prints in a local cafe and I can't seem to get the print to lay flat in the frame. It wants to bubble. I tried pulling it taping it to the sides of the matt in front of it but it doesn't seem to be helping. I've bought photos from a gallery in Colorado and the guy seemed to glue the photo to a mat board behind it. I feel as if I am ruining the photo if I am mounting it to a mat board. Any suggestions?
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03/16/2005 09:37:02 PM · #2 |
| I don't know if it would work with pictures, but I know there's some type of mounting board you can buy, I think it's for cross stitching or needlepoint that works pretty good. Just peel the paper off and press the material down, holds quite well. Doesn't look like it would damage the paper, it seems to be kind of like the stuff that's on post-it pads only stronger. |
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03/16/2005 09:40:20 PM · #3 |
I wonder if that would be bad for the photo? I usually never have this problem but the frame is a double mat with a gap in between them. Pretty cool acutally.
Originally posted by Tuckersmom:
I don't know if it would work with pictures, but I know there's some type of mounting board you can buy, I think it's for cross stitching or needlepoint that works pretty good. Just peel the paper off and press the material down, holds quite well. Doesn't look like it would damage the paper, it seems to be kind of like the stuff that's on post-it pads only stronger. |
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03/16/2005 09:43:02 PM · #4 |
Use acid free foam core and 3M Photo Mount spray adhesive. Both are archival. It is best to just lay the print on the foam core before matting, but if the print has a tendency to curl or bulge then spray mount works well.
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03/16/2005 09:47:15 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Use acid free foam core and 3M Photo Mount spray adhesive. Both are archival. It is best to just lay the print on the foam core before matting, but if the print has a tendency to curl or bulge then spray mount works well. |
Is there a specific 3M mount spray that is designed for ink jet prints?
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03/16/2005 09:50:52 PM · #6 |
This sounds good. I think the foam core may be a little thick though. Is there anything else I could use? Would a local art and craft store have this stuff you think?
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03/16/2005 09:53:13 PM · #7 |
| I think I got the mounting board at a local craft store (Michael's) It's not too thick as I remember I could cut it with scissors to fit a frame and my scissors aren't that great :) |
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03/16/2005 09:55:56 PM · #8 |
Great.. There's a Micheal's about 5 minutes from my place. I know where I'm going tomorrow... Thanks a ton.
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03/16/2005 10:04:09 PM · #9 |
| No problem, let us see the finished product, the frame sounds cool. While you're at Michaels, check out their frames, lots of nice ones |
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03/16/2005 10:05:36 PM · #10 |
| Try letting the photo dry first, wait 24 hours for the ink to dry thoroughly before framing. The dampness in the inks will cause teh paper to wave or bubble, too. |
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03/16/2005 10:10:05 PM · #11 |
Yea. I get frames there every now and again when they are on sale. I actually got my last two at New York Camera & Video.
Originally posted by Tuckersmom:
No problem, let us see the finished product, the frame sounds cool. While you're at Michaels, check out their frames, lots of nice ones |
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03/16/2005 10:10:46 PM · #12 |
Rippling of a print is usually a result of improper mounting.
Using a spray mount or dry mounting can solve the problem, but its not a great solution because its 'permanent'. It may be archivally safe, but it's a bad idea in general.
If your print is not naturally flat when its not mounted, place it between two pieces of foam core and put a book on top of it (or some other object that weighs a few pounds) and leave it for a few days to flatten it out. Make sure its not in a humid environment when you take it out of the foam core 'press'.
The other thing that causes mounted prints to ripple is improper mounting. You do NOT want to tape them all the way around the edges. You need to hinge the print from the TOP edge only and let it hang on the backing board.
Position your print on the backing board and lay the mat on top of it to get your print aligned the way it should be. Remove the mat without moving the print. Lift the top edge of the print and put a piece of acid free tape across the back of it (sticky side up) where about half of the tape strip is exposed. Put another piece of acid free tape across the visible tape to fasten it to the backing.
If your print is flat, this method should keep it flat. If you tape it all the way around, the print will ripple from expansion and contraction created by temperature and humidity changes.
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03/16/2005 10:10:47 PM · #13 |
Its actually a print I got from this site. Well, DPCPrints but thats the same thing I guess...
Originally posted by di53:
Try letting the photo dry first, wait 24 hours for the ink to dry thoroughly before framing. The dampness in the inks will cause teh paper to wave or bubble, too. |
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03/16/2005 10:13:12 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by orussell:
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Use acid free foam core and 3M Photo Mount spray adhesive. Both are archival. It is best to just lay the print on the foam core before matting, but if the print has a tendency to curl or bulge then spray mount works well. |
Is there a specific 3M mount spray that is designed for ink jet prints? |
Yes. It's called 3M Photo Mount.
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