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seymour

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Hi. Univ of Michigan Dr. of Philosophy certificate was put in dry mount machine. The overlay board in drymount machine had ink on it that transfered to certificate. Any help??? thx. tom
 
eeeek!
maybe try some oops! Multi-purpose remover. it's like adhesive release.
First, test it in a spot that would be hidden, if anything adverse should happen with that method.

if that doesnt work. cry.
you may have to give the university a call for a replacement. :(
 
Is there a gold seal or anything 3-dimensional on it?

If not, I have heard of a framer - somewhere in a land far, far away - who scanned such a diploma into Photoshop, cleaned it up good as new, and printed it on a good paper.

Of course, you'd want to discuss it with your customer at some point. Perhaps after it's all done and beautiful and framed for free.

This is just one of many reasons not to dry mount a diploma. Sometimes the thermograph inks melt, and I would imagine that would be really hard to fix in Photoshop.
 
Just be glad it's only a doctorite from Michigan.... It could have been something valuable like an AA from Ipsilanti Community College or a bachlors from Univ. of Washington.... :D

In the memorable words of Ron Eggers: "This is just one of many reasons not to dry mount a diploma."
 
Or Notre Dame for heaven's sake! :eek:

Dave Makielski
 
If it's from a dry mount plate, the ink should be pretty thin and might be able to be lifted off. Get some masking tape or framers tape and reduce the tack by tapping it to fabric three or four times. I like to use my pant leg for this. Then with your finger tip,lightly touch the ink spot and see if it transfers to the tap. As always try in a non visible area when possible.

If that fails, I'm with Ron, Photoshop to the rescue. Go luck either way.
Has anyone ever vaccum pressed a razor blade between a poster and the foamcore? Guilty as charged.
 
Seymour,
Hello, I tried to e-mail your request but the aol postmaster returned it undeliverable, so I will respond via this venue.

Because machined papers start out wet when they are being produced they will also be very absorbant. If your "ink transfer" is dry on the document, keep it that way. Do not attempt to use a solvent on the document. It will prbably only smear the ink into the fibers of the paper. Depending on the type of ink that has been transfered and the thickness of the paper you probably are going to have the best results scraping the the surface of the paper. If you are not adept with this procedure you may want to practice on another scrap piece to get the feel of the angle of the blade.

Once this has been accomplished you can take a mat bone or a clean finger nail to lay back down the fibers of the paper. Dab it ever so lightly with a damp paper towel if there ias a shine to the paper. No rubbing.

Good luck,
Lori
 
Has anyone ever vaccum pressed a razor blade between a poster and the foamcore?
My wife made some bean bags for me to use as weights for tightly rolled posters.

I left one of them on a poster, under the release board, in a Vacuseal press.

That was pretty exciting.
 
Lori,

Great advice.

I have solved this kind of problem more than a few times doing exactly what you suggested. The key is to have a very fresh blade with a slight bow in it. Gently shave the surface of the paper (or just the ink if it is only on the surface) and DON'T RUSH IT.
 
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