Question Mounting Giclee

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I have a couple smaller Giclee's on canvas that the customer wants matted and framed. My question is how would you mount a Giclee on canvas that will be matted and put under glass. Should I pin them like needlework, T Hinge them or any other suggestions. I am not comfortable dry mounting them, as suggested in other threads because I don't know all the specifications on the printing. All I do know is she bought them while in the Bahamas and they cost $250 each but they aren't signed and numbered.

Thanks In Advance! :icon19:
 
Ok ........I'll say it....................SPRAY MOUNT!!!! :p
 
I agree with you about the drymounting. You could try Kool Tack because you would not be heating it up in the press for a long period of time. I'm would be more concerned the length of time in the press than the amount of heat and since you wouldn't have it in the press for more than 2 minutes it may be ok. It would be hard to T hinge because I don't believe the paste would hold for long - at least it didn't with me. On one of my pieces I ended up spraying the canvas with 3M Super 77 Multipurpose Adhesive and attaching to gator board. This was my piece that I paid very little for so I wasn't concerned with the archival aspect. There is very little chance that the items you are working on will ever be very valuable so gluing may give you another option.
 
I've drymounted hundreds of Giclee canvases, never had a problem, you have to use polymount instead of regular drymount tissue in order to get a good bond
 
Some giclees are extremely sensitive to heat and/or moisture. Dry mounting might be OK, or maybe not. Trouble is, there's no way to determine a giclee's sensitivities in advance of mounting. If you must dry mount, use a low temperature adhesive. My favorite is Kool Tack Preserve, which makes a reversible bond in a minute at 150 degrees. Cool under weight.

Hinging is a good way to mount a small giclee, using a window mat to hold the edges. Starch paste works, gummed linen tape may work. You could use acrylic gel or Lascaux 360 as a heat-activated adhesive, so long as the heat is applied in small spots, and off the image area of the canvas. Be sure to fit loosely enough that the mat would not restrict expansion/contraction cycles of the canvas.

If the canvas wil not lie flat, you could use Lascaux 360 or arylic gel medium as a wet mounting adhesive. Roll it on the board, position the canvas, and let it dry overnight under weight. Note that this would be a permanent mount, and would reduce collectible value, if the giclee is considered collectible.
 
When in doubt about the heat sensitivity of a giclee and I want to mount it, I always use either SpeedMount/KoolTack or, if reversibility is desired, Foam-Cor RESTORE.

With the low heat and short dwell time required for mounting I've never had any problems.

Be sure to weight immediately and allow to cool under weight.
 
Thanks Everybody for the great replies. Since they were on the smaller side and very flat I went for the hinging method using wheat paste on linen strips. I let them sit over night so I will check the hinges today, then get them all fit up.

Thanks!
 
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