Framing a poster 26 by 34 inch

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I have to frame a poster 26x34 inch (an image size) and to make margins 2 inch all around with mat. The customer did not specify any mounting. The poster is rolled and the roll is around 4 inch diameter. Unrolling can make waves (and it does). After framing the waves will be minimal becaue it will be single (4 ply) mat and the glass can flatten the poster.
Mounting means no poster separation any more, and reframing can make problems too.
I have intention to make it with NO mounting. What you guys think is it professional.
Do you have any other advice to get the job done.
 
I would refuse to frame it without mounting it ...or at least not put my name on it. It will not flatten out.

You could put it in a heat press or under weights with plate glass or a mirror
to try to flatten it as best as possible.
 
It's a poster and she didn't specify any mounting... probably because she assumed you would do the right thing which is to dry mount it so it is flat. If you don't, it will only come back to you and you will have to do the whole thing over again because it is wavy and she will have a lower impression of your capabilities as a framer.

Unless it is an heirloom or a limited edition... then a poster is just a piece of paper. Dry mount it and be done with it.
 
What Dave and Framah said.
Did you give the customer the option? I have had limited success on posters that have been rolled and if they are on lightweight paper, no success with trying to flatten completely. They get dry mounted unless they are valuable.
 
Jeanette said:
I have to frame a poster 26x34 inch (an image size) and to make margins 2 inch all around with mat. The customer did not specify any mounting. The poster is rolled and the roll is around 4 inch diameter. Unrolling can make waves (and it does). After framing the waves will be minimal becaue it will be single (4 ply) mat and the glass can flatten the poster.
Mounting means no poster separation any more, and reframing can make problems too.
I have intention to make it with NO mounting. What you guys think is it professional.
Do you have any other advice to get the job done.
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It is not the customer's job to specify mounting. It is yours to make sure you are doing the right thing.

Agree with drymounting.

Anyone using Artcare Restore anymore?
 
Take the advice given and let me throw in one more thought. A 2" mat on a piece this large is unusually narrow. Your mat, glass and foam core are all 32x40 inches in full sheets. It would make perfect sense to mout the poster in the center of the board with a 3 1/8" wide mat. That would do a much better job of balancing the size of the mat with your overall size. Less cutting involved as well.
 
Never rely on the glass in the frame to hold a print flat. (Not that you should have the glass in contact anyway). You would be amazed how how much force paper can exert when it decides to move. And you would also be amazed how far a piece of glass will bend.
 
Pat Murphey said:
Call the customer, say after unrolling; "it looks like it will not stay flat, is it OK to dry mount it?"
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To my way of thinking, it's a good idea to be clear about
every aspect of the job with a customer. With that in mind,
the above is sound advice. I talk about everything with the
customer, and if there are ever significant questions like this
after they leave, I call them and tell them about it. That
way, we both know exactly what's being done to their
art, and they have approved of it.

As was just suggested, if it's regular poster paper, I'd
definitely try rolling it backwards. No matter what's going
to be done, that's a good idea. I use a cardboard tube,
roll it backwards, wrap kraft paper around that, and tape
the paper shut in a couple places. Depending on the
thickness of the paper and how tightly the piece was
rolled, flattening it out can take anywhere from a
half hour to overnight.
 
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