From: Halvor (halvorb@mac.com)
Date: 04/03/02-12:34:32 AM Z
on 02.04.02 23:03, Katharine Thayer at kthayer@pacifier.com wrote:
> Judy Seigel wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'd make a distinction between SHOWING the work and long-term position on
>> a wall under real-life conditions.
>
> And I for one wouldn't think of showing work that I wasn't pretty sure
> could endure being on a wall longterm under real-life conditions. In an
> earlier answer to Keith's question I described how I planned to seal
> the work to make it impervious to moisture and other kinds of damage,
> which I tested on a prototype before going ahead and mounting and
> sealing the exhibition prints. The sealant is completely invisible and
> adds no sheen or plastic quality to the print, but seals the paper both
> front and back.
This sealant, what is it ? sorry if you have already mentioned it but the
amount of mails going through this list is a bit much sometimes. Would like
to try something similar with my pt/pd
thanks
Halvor Bjoerngaard
>I suspect the print is probably better protected against
> moisture this way than if it were framed under glass. On the other hand,
> it is probably more vulnerable to physical damage; although my testing
> demonstrated that scratches and marks could be wiped off or buffed out,
> a deep gouge could happen and would be harder to fix. On the other hand,
> anything that would hit the front of an unframed print hard enough to
> gouge it, might well break the glass if it hit the front of a framed
> print at the same intensity, and the broken glass could gouge the print.
> So I don't know.... seems like six dozen of one and half a dozen dozen
> of the other.
>
> kt
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