black core mats scuff adjacent mats

tinlizzie

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Black core mats scuff adjacent mats while they are being stored. What do you do to keep mats in good condition until they are needed for an order?
 
You could store them back-to-back.

A bigger problem I've had is with scuffing during shipping. Alert shipping employees seem to enjoy packing the black-core mats with the backs against white rag boards. This results in an interesting black-and-white marble effect.

My solution to this was to stop carrying most black core boards. When the need arises, I paint the bevel black.

Welcome to The Grumble.
 
Black core mats aren't the only mats with scuffing problems. My mat deliveries all come by truck, and the dark color mats will scrub against the lighter ones making them unusable. I ask the distributors to place them in separate bags. I store the mats (two numbers to a bin) and don't seem to have a scuffing problem there.
 
I order black core mats on as as-needed basis for that very reason.

Sure, I keep the left over pieces and yes, sometimes they get scuffed up. But since I've already sold a mat out of that board, the scrap is pretty much gravy.

Usually I can remove all but the worst marks with an art gum eraser.

Kit
 
we only use Bainbridge so I can only address that line, but we order them five at a time and they come in a plastic bag. We save the bags and put each one in one when we've done.

Alternatively, you could also put slip sheets made of the kraft that comes out of your 32 x 40 glass.

O and you are charging a few dollars extra for these guys to compensate for these headaches I hope??? Extra labor doncha know.
 
Thanks for your replies. The most interesting thing is to find out that, apparently, not everyone has 2,000 pieces of mat board hanging around. We'll probably just keep doing what we've been doing, storing them all together and just hoping that most of the scuffs can be erased. Although, we do keep the 8-ply boards wrapped.
 
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