HELP!!! I need an alternative method to mount a huge photo!!

Angie Pearson CPF

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Hey all, we are trying to figure out a way to mount a very large picture. Here's the details:
*it is 36 by 29
*it has some kind of sprayed on protective coating that looks kind of like an orange peel and smells like a very strong chemical
*the customers refuse to put glass over it
*the piece has been rolled up and is still slightly wavy from being rolled.
*they wanted it dry mounted but we only have a small heat press and that process will not work. (we tested a small section of the photo they had us cut off to make the subject centered, and it was completely demolished by the heat press... so there is no putting it in there!)
*we just need some kind of cold mounting technique that will not damage it over time, will keep it flat like dry mounting with out glass and mats...

ANY IDEAS???? :confused: :confused:
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Thanks,
Angie
 
Question:
Is the print an actual photograph or a photo digitally printed?

Angie; traditionally larger prints and photos were done in a platen dry mount press in sections to mount a item larger than the press.........Ex: a Seal 500XT press (32x26) will mount a 48x96 if done in sections.

You did not give any temp informantion on what you tried. Nor did you give us any other info. If a dry mount process damages the photo a cold method would be your alternative. A cold roll process if you had the equipment or the use of "Perfect Mount" by Crescent or equivalent can be used. Perfect Mount is readily used in the framing industry and should be available from your distributor.
 
PMA. Also Perfectmount board works very well. Why no glazing though? Do you think its a lamination film over the photo?

How much heat did you use?
 
Angie,
Why don't you consult the photographer who created this monster?

A roller press and cold mount might be the way to go. I would have to use Gatorboard down here because of heat and humidity issues. The hand applied pressure sensitive mounts might tend to give out on you after a while. Larger print shops and commercial photo labs often have roller mount machines and that size should be easily accommodated.
 
Hmmmm. One of a kind? Heat "demolished" the image, and it has a chemical smell?

I'm guessing, but it sounds like a dye-sublimation image. If that's what it is, then tell your custoomer it should NOT be displayed without glazing. It is a vary fragile image.

My suggestion would be to take it to Kinko's or some other place that has a cold-roller press. They can laminate and mount it in one trip through the press, ending your dilemma.
 
Be cautious using perfectmount! I have had it stick to the face of some photos.
I would do what Jim says.
 
Yeah, get Kinko's on the hook for the mount and lamination.... then if there's trouble, they have the deep pockets.... :D

Better yet, send your customer to Kinko's. Tell them you would have to charge for your hour or more if you do it.

See, your the nice person, you saved them money. :D
 
they want to be able to feel/see the texture on the photo... i don't know... it's not due for two weeks... so we'll get it done! I would like to talk them into glass and spacers but I guess they are pretty persistent...
Anywho..Thanks for the help!!!!
Angie
 
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