CAframer
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
I need to get some photos face mounted ... anyone have a recommendation for a face mounting service in Southern CA?
Face Mounting
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OK Andrew...I'll bite...what is "face mounting"?
PaulSF
PFG, Picture Framing God
Sounds dirty.
Paul N
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
It does....
Dave
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
I'll guess "face mounting" is lamination to a trophy type plaque?
Aw, c'mon guys. It's not dirty.
Face mounting is done in a cold-roller press. It is something like pressure-sensitive adhesive mounting, except that insead of applying a solid mounting board to the back, a sheet of clear acrylic is applied to the front.
Literally, the acrylic is glued to the face of the image. As you might guess, the pressure sensitive adhesive has to be transparent. And if anything ever happens to break, severely scratch, or otherwise permanently damage the face of the acrylic, you just throw it away and get a new one.
Andrew, I suggest you look for a company with a big roller press. Graphics companies or drafting supply/repro companies that create or reproduce computer graphics often mount them, too. Especially for large ones, that usually involves a roller press. If you can't find one that does it nearby, they'll at least know where to send you.
Face mounting is done in a cold-roller press. It is something like pressure-sensitive adhesive mounting, except that insead of applying a solid mounting board to the back, a sheet of clear acrylic is applied to the front.
Literally, the acrylic is glued to the face of the image. As you might guess, the pressure sensitive adhesive has to be transparent. And if anything ever happens to break, severely scratch, or otherwise permanently damage the face of the acrylic, you just throw it away and get a new one.
Andrew, I suggest you look for a company with a big roller press. Graphics companies or drafting supply/repro companies that create or reproduce computer graphics often mount them, too. Especially for large ones, that usually involves a roller press. If you can't find one that does it nearby, they'll at least know where to send you.
PaulSF
PFG, Picture Framing God
Just a wee frankenthread...there was a Picasso show recently at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art -- the show wasn't so much about Picasso as it was about his influence on other 20th Century artists. They had several pieces by Roy Liechtenstein, but one in particular stood out. It was one of his "cartoon-style" pieces, but it was done on plexiglass. I don't recall the details of the process, but that piece really popped.
CAframer
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
A special optically clear adhesive (e.g. Optimount Ultra) is used to mount the face of the image to (usually) acrylic. The right equipment (roller press) and practice is needed to ensure a perfect result with no bubbles!
By directly gluing the front side of the photograph to the back of a sheet of plexiglass, any light reflections between the photograph and the glazing of an ordinary frame is eliminated, thus increasing image sharpness, contrast, and colour saturation.
DougDolde
Grumbler in Training
Two sources in California
West Coast Imaging will make the prints on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss or Fuji Pearl and do the face mounting.
http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/services/presentation/facemounts.htm
There is also Digital One in San Diego, they do the same thing. http://d1color.com/
WCI is more oriented to photographers and D1 more general. Both are good.
West Coast Imaging will make the prints on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss or Fuji Pearl and do the face mounting.
http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/services/presentation/facemounts.htm
There is also Digital One in San Diego, they do the same thing. http://d1color.com/
WCI is more oriented to photographers and D1 more general. Both are good.