[LargeFormat] dry mounting

[Pete Caluori]

>From: "Dave Southwood" <lava@mweb.co.za>
>i am investigating ways to mount fuji archival paper. what would the best 
>substrate be on which to mount the colour prints, and which adhesive would 
>offer a quality, non-acidic, archival effect. in SA the range of specific 
>archival glues is very limited. i once heard of mounting photographs to 
>board with wax, any responses. if a print lies against glass can it effect 
>longevity? any advice on archival mounting welcome. thanks
>
>dave southwood
>flat 1, coronation mansions
>42 warren street
>tamboerskloof
>cape town
>8001
>south africa
>
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Greetings Dave,

Here's how I would do it, but I'm sure other will offer different options.  
First, make sure that you do not use buffered boards.  Buffered boards are 
fine and recommended for B&W, but will cause a color print to fade.  You 
could dry mount the print, using a low temperature, archival tissue, but 
most people don't consider dry mounting good for color materials.  If you're 
not careful of the temperature, you could damage the print.

Depending on the size of the print, I would mount it with corners, that 
would be hidden by an overmat, or archival linen tape.  The linen tape 
should be fixed to the back of the print in two locations, or along the the 
entire top edge, extending above the top of the print.  The peice that 
extends above the top of the print is then fixed to the backing board with 
more tape.  The overmat conceals all of the tape.  For prints up to 11x14 
the corners should work well, but bigger than that usually requires more 
support.

I hope that helps.  Good luck.

Regards, Pete

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