Question Glue to use

Cassidydk

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Hi… new framer here.. what glue is best to paste down a textured acrylic painting on synthetic canvas to MDF or plywood?
 
Do a search on the subject. It has been discussed recently at length.
 
Hi… new framer here.. what glue is best to paste down a textured acrylic painting on synthetic canvas to MDF or plywood?
Try using terms like "gluing canvas" or "canvas glue" in the advanced search option and choose the "Post Content" button.
Here are a couple of relevant threads I found:
 
You will have to use some type of wet mounting adhesive. Apply a good layer to your substrate, lay the canvas on top, put a layer of foam rubber on top of the canvas (to lessen the chance of flattening the texture of the paint), and put a flat weight on top of that. We used boxes of glass a lot of the time. Don't use anything that requires heat. Heat will flatten the paint for sure.

Try to put a layer of something non-acidic between the canvas and the substrates you've mentioned. MDF and plywood are bad news by themselves.
 
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