claireS
Grumbler in Training
Hi All,
Complete innocent newbie on the scene. As a professional photographer who is just getting into cutting mats and mounting,
I thought that simple masking tape would be just fine for adhering my photos to the mats. I know, I know....please be gentle.
Incredibly daft, especially as I take great care in choosing archival acid papers and pigment inks...Never thought about acid in tape!
Anyway, I will be ordering proper hinging tape from now on. Problem is that I have already sold quite a few prints that I matted using the masking tape.
I dread the thought of the tape deteriorating rapidly and causing an issue with the prints (and I can no longer contact the clients to offer replacements if needed,
as they purchased the prints at local markets.
Can anyone give me a very rough idea of how long before the tape starts causing problems (if at all?)
Photos were adhered to mat with the masking tape, and then (acid free) backing board was adhered with glue (now I'm thinking there's probably a glue problem too -
do I need to be using anything specific, glue-wise?)
Thanks All, apologies for being so clueless!
Complete innocent newbie on the scene. As a professional photographer who is just getting into cutting mats and mounting,
I thought that simple masking tape would be just fine for adhering my photos to the mats. I know, I know....please be gentle.
Incredibly daft, especially as I take great care in choosing archival acid papers and pigment inks...Never thought about acid in tape!
Anyway, I will be ordering proper hinging tape from now on. Problem is that I have already sold quite a few prints that I matted using the masking tape.
I dread the thought of the tape deteriorating rapidly and causing an issue with the prints (and I can no longer contact the clients to offer replacements if needed,
as they purchased the prints at local markets.
Can anyone give me a very rough idea of how long before the tape starts causing problems (if at all?)
Photos were adhered to mat with the masking tape, and then (acid free) backing board was adhered with glue (now I'm thinking there's probably a glue problem too -
do I need to be using anything specific, glue-wise?)
Thanks All, apologies for being so clueless!