[alt-photo] Re: Best Method for Bonding Paper to Aluminum and Similar Rigid Surfaces

[Paul Viapiano]

Keith, have you reversed and released with this product as well?

Thanks...Paul




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Gerling" <keith.gerling at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 6:34 PM
Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Best Method for Bonding Paper to Aluminum and 
Similar Rigid Surfaces


>I drymount onto aluminum sheets with this product, and it works like a 
>charm
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> http://www.laminatethis.com/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=34&osCsid=18a6ef09d3bd7a4697e020a251a4871e
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> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Francesco Fragomeni
> <fdfragomeni at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I'll be working with some multiple printing techniques coming up
>> soon and I wondering what the best methods are for gluing paper to 
>> aluminum
>> sheet (or perspex or acrylic sheet and other rigid surfaces). I posted 
>> this
>> question on APUG.org and a member messaged me and recommended that I join
>> this group and ask here. I've also searched the group archives but 
>> haven't
>> been unable to find much in detail on this (addmitedly I'm not familiar
>> with
>> searching list archives).
>>
>> I have lots of information referring to Irving Penn bonding paper to
>> aluminum sheet using a few different materials. Also, I've watched the
>> videos on Vedos where they show a gum bichromate printer using diluted 
>> PVAc
>> adhesive. The problem with these videos is that they dont give any 
>> insight
>> into how to properly remove the paper from the aluminum sheet when the
>> printing is done.
>>
>> For those using PVAc adhesive to bond paper to aluminum, how do you go
>> about
>> seperating the paper from the aluminum when you are done printing?
>>
>> If not using PVAc adhesive, what adhesive are you using?
>>
>> I've read that one of the Penn techniques was to drymount the paper to 
>> the
>> aluminum sheet in a dry mount press which could then be seperated from 
>> the
>> aluminum sheet when he was done by reheating it in the press. Thoughts on
>> this? Fusion 4000 and Beva have been recomended to me on APUG.org as
>> archival bonding materials that can be used with a dry mounting press. Do
>> any of you have experiences with these?
>>
>> Are those of you who are using these bonding techniques using aluminum or
>> other rigid materials? I am in need of a rigid material that I can punch
>> for
>> registration purposes and aluminum seems the best option so far. Any
>> insight?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your help!
>>
>> Best,
>> Francesco Fragomeni
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