RE: Removing Dry Mounted Prints
Eric, you should be able to put the print back in the dry mount press and heat again. I would imagine the framer has dry-mounted again with non-removable tissue and the heat from that process has made the print start to peel. I have found numerous issues with mounting non-photographic papers (i.e. watercolour paper etc) using dry mounting tissue - over time, they always seem to peel off again. Our students use foamcore a lot and I have never seen it melt through careless mounting, even when the print has boiled off the surface! Kate -----Original Message----- From: eric nelson [mailto:emanphoto@gmail.com] Sent: 09 March 2007 08:30 To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: Removing Dry Mounted Prints I have a client that needs to remove dry mounted albumen prints from their boards. They began to peel from the 2 ply rag board they were dry mounted to after handling by a framer where they additionally mounted the print and board to a piece of foam core via unknown methods (perhaps 3M Spray Mount!) so the print would float in the frame. The albumen print had to be dry mounted for the extreme curl they have. I'm trying to advise them as best as possible but it seems they've gotten into a real mess with the foamcore mounting. Can the print with the foam core be put into a dry mount press to try to re-adhere the print to it's mount? Would there be melting or curling issues with the foam core? I've never used foam core other than to make light reflectors and so on and would have advised against it if asked. Eric -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/712 - Release Date: 06/03/2007 15:42 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/712 - Release Date: 06/03/2007 15:42
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