Coating for Art on Demand Print

[happycamper]

I have a Disney giclee and the enclosed card states the image needs to be sealed with a sealant such as "BullDog Ultra Coating". So what is this product and why is it applied before stretching? And is it easily scratched? Should I have any other concerns?

 

[Jerry Ervin]

I would really not want to coat someone's canvas that I didn't print.

A Disney one would not be the one to learn on. I am sure that it is not inexpensive.

Just sayin...

 

[j Paul]

Here is the BullDog website

 

[jim_p]

Is the publisher of the print listed on either the print or the card? Basically, I'd want to find out from whoever wrote that instruction what it is they mean...

 

[Jeff Rodier]

Head the warnings of others but the reason to coat it before stretching is so the ink doesn't rub off the canvas during stretching. Some inks will also flake off the canvas at the edges where it is folded down the side of the bars.

 

[Jay H]

Knowing almost nothing my gut reaction is that this a some sort of fake. What real publisher would be sending out incomplete giclees? I like to find out from the person who wrote the instructions just exactly why they didn't sell a finished product?

If you want to tackle this, I'd recommend getting the coating and giving it to the customer for coating. I wouldn't touch it and I aint scared of nothing.

 

[nikfrz]

I'm with Jay on this one. With instructions like that, I wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole. Sounds like they are passing on the liability issues.

There are publishers that do not coat their giclees, and on purpose. Their reasoning is that it dulls the color. Several years ago I received about 20 canvases of Rob Gonsalves to stretch for a local gallery. The first one I stretched was a disaster. The publisher replaced it and I refused to do the rest. The gallery owner bought a Tensador, and ruined the rest of them.