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

[Keith Gerling]

Paul,

I  was looking for a smaller alternative to the plywood I had been using, so
I turned to Masa for cyano and gum/casein prints, and being so flimsy I
thought it needed support.  It works great, and I no longer need to
pre-shrink.  The prints easily release from the aluminum to be stored loose
or re-mounted to matte board.

Keith


On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Paul Viapiano <viapiano at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Keith, have you reversed and released with this product as well?
>
> Thanks...Paul
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> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Best Method for Bonding Paper to Aluminum and
> Similar Rigid Surfaces
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>  I drymount onto aluminum sheets with this product, and it works like a
>> charm
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>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Francesco Fragomeni
>> <fdfragomeni at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>  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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