Mounting Art done on a sheet of Tin.

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Hi Everyone,

What do you use to mount 3 large ( appox. 24" x 48" ) peices of artwork done on sheets of either Tin / Aluminum. We have to mount them on to 3/8 " plywood and made a test on scrap peices of plywood and tin with heavy coats of 3M's 77, it works great. But does anybody have other ideas besides contact cement, Appreciate your input, Thanks.
 
I'm assuming that because you did NOT mention a frame that this is NOT a frame job and is therefore "wall art" .... so therefore... I have no problem with 77, but I would suggest using the 90 instead for something with that weight. It's IS a contact cement, not a temperary locator like 77.
 
As Baer suggested, holding something this heavy with pressure-sensitive adhesive is problematical. You could attach strips of linen to the back of
the sheet with epoxy and wrap the strips around the plywood. You could
then attach strips of mat board to the edges of the plywood, to hide the
hinges and dress up those edges. This would allow for the removal of the
metal from the wood, later.


Hugh
 
Keaton;I am not going to make any assumptions but instead I am going to ask is there a frame going to be used? If so Is the metal ( tin /Aluminum) flat or does it have any rippling effects? This could make a differance in the frame you choose or suggest.

I have framed the printing plates for newspaper articles and they frequently are made of a aluminum type metal. They are however normally flat and much smaller.As such we treated them as though they were paper born art and either coverd the edges with a mat ( which in your case may be more difficult but doable with Moanster mats or fabric covered mats made to size) or with no mat by placeing the flat edges under the lip if the frame.Also some sort of sink mount might keep them in place if they are flat.

Which ever the same precations that are adhered to in paper art should be used with these ( proper spaceing away from the glazeing) even if shadow boxes are needed. The only difficulty is if the metal isn't intended to lay flat especially near the edges and if it is squared on the corners.

To suggest properly you really need to supply more descriptive information about these sheets of metal art.However the use of plywood mount boards does seem to indicate that you intend to make some sort of plague of them instead of a frame ,other wise some differt material as a mount might decrease the weight of the project from what little I understand.But Baer and Hugh have given you some sound advis if no frame CAN be used.
BUDDY
 
mounting art done on a sheet of tin

here in mexico there is a tradition of folk art on tin, usually referred to as retablos. i have successfully mounted them with heavy duty velcro. this is wide velcro with very heavy-duty glue already on it. you peel off paper from the backing and place the velcro on both surfaces. it works perfectly. i buy it at a paper and sewing store, but it probably is available at automotive places since it is used in car upholstery.
 
Thanks everyone ! Sorry for the gaps in my original query for i wrongly assumed it would not really affect the mounting medium used. Yes, they are flat and thin peices which do not really weigh alot and they are being framed in ( or rather laid in, sunk in ) frames which are appox 1 1/2 " x 1 1/2 " with only about a 1/8 " face edge with no glazing. Thanks again.
 
Forgot to add that the plywood has already been glued and stapled to the frames with a cross brace and all we need to do now is mount the artwork to it. Thanks
 
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