CMC spray adhesive LOW TACK

[Gina Hurst]

Hello All!

What do you use to LIGHTLY TACK your mat board down while using the CMC. Where do you order it from. I have tried my suppliers in the SC area and they don't know what I am talking about(G&G, Palmetto and LJ).

Thanks, Gina Hurst,CPF
Clemson Variety and Frame Shop
Clemson, SC

[Ron Eggers]

Gina, are you looking for something to keep the board from moving while the CMC is cutting? There should be hold-down clamps or a vacuum table to do that, depending on the CMC.

Or are you looking for something to keep the drop-outs from multiple windows from falling behind the mat and possibly interfering with the other cuts? For this, I usually follow the cutting head with a piece of 3M removable Magic Tape for each window. After at least one side of a window is cut, I'll place a single piece of tape across the cut to keep the window in place until the whole mat is done. Just watch those fingers! It also helps immensely if you can program your cutting sequence to cut from the "bottom-most" window to the top, so that if a drop-out does slip, it's less likely to get in the way.

I've also tried spraying my slip sheet with a low tack 3M spray adhesive (I forget the name at the moment.) The slip sheet takes on a kind of Post-It Note tack and helps keep drop-outs in place. I really think this approach is too messy, so I rarely do this.

If I'm missing the whole point of the question, please help me out with some clarification.

I'll check the name of the spray I used when I get to the shop and post it. I must have bought it locally, 'cause it's not on my United list - though they probably have it.

[ 02-02-2003, 01:30 PM: Message edited by: Ron_Eggers ]

[Rick Bergeron - CPF]

Hi Gina,

The spray we use to keep the fallouts in place is 3M ReMount and has the characteristics that Ron described.... a slipsheet that behaves like a giant post-it note. A little goes a long way. We bought a case from United at the same time we took delivery on our F-6100 3 years ago and still have a half case. We spray the slipsheets in alley behind the store to keep the overspray out of the store. Our preference is ReMount spray, but there are times when tape across the cutout is also required.

[Gina Hurst]

Ron and Rick,

Thanks for your reply. I am looking for the 3M Remount spray. I looked in United for a low tack spray, I will look again for this brand. We currently use the other methods you both described but I was looking for another way. I worked at another gallery and we used the spray with the Fletcher and it work wonderfully. Now I am working on a Wizard and thought this would be helpful.

Again, thank you, Gina Hurst,CPF in SC

[Ron Eggers]

Gina,

Here's the description from the United online catalog:

3M Remounting Spray
4936
Lets you reposition easily, so it won't damage your artwork. Helps you work faster because its unique formula means you don't have to respray every time you make a change. Won't lose its adhesion over time. Contains no CFC's

[susang]

I use the 3M product for my Wizard slipsheet. Don't over spray the board. A small amount of spray over the board-(edges are not too important)is all you need. I run into problems when I over spray and evenly coat the board. Sometimes too much spray leaves flakes on certain matboards, mainly the really expensive ones. Also it makes it tough to slide the suede boards in with too much spray.

Susan Gittlen
Whispering Woods Gallery
Holland Pa

[katman]

I use the remount spray. works great, but use it sparingly.

[Tim Hayes.]

A bit off the topic but related. What type of matboard do you use for slipsheets, rag, paper, alpha ? and Why?
Thanks,
Tim

[Rick Bergeron - CPF]

Tim,

We use flawboard that we buy from LJ for our slipsheets. The only reason is that it is inexpensive.

It is like "pot luck", sometimes paper, sometimes rag, sometimes artcare. We also use flawboard for testing mat cuts prior to actual cutting on expensive board as well as using it for slipsheets.

[katman]

I've been using mostly rag that's been soiled while in the shop. Have ordered and used paper but for the most part we usually can find a soiled piece or fallout from an oversized.