Re: Mounting digital and alt images to metal

Craig,

Thanks. Found the adhesive on the 3M website and in the Light Impressions
catalog. Now, how to cover it all...

Fran

>From: Craig Zammiello <zamm@optonline.net>
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: Mounting digital and alt images to metal
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0500
>
>Fran,
>3M makes a double stick glue/tape that comes in different size rolls up to
>22" wide I believe. It's completely archival and many framers use it. This
>would be great for adhering the paper to metal, and pretty straight
>forward.
>The other method I know is used by Robert Rauschenberg to adhere his Iris
>output transfers to metal sheets. They roll (with a foam paint roller) PVA
>glue (Jade) onto the metal, then lay the print on top and sandwich the
>entire thing in a rubber backed vacuum frame for 45 minutes.
>Nice, but a bit complicated.
>As for the coating of the print, perhaps someone else has an idea?
>Cheers, Craig Z.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fran Engelcke" <fengelcke@hotmail.com>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
>Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 1:37 PM
>Subject: Mounting digital and alt images to metal
>
>
> > I'm trying to mount 8-10" wide by 30"+ long digital and/or alt photos to
> > metal substrates (approx. 3/4 - 1" thick). What type of adhesive should
>I
> > use to get the image to stick to the aluminum? Then what should I put
>on
> > top to protect the surface? I've had a test piece done and the lab
>won't
> > tell me what they did exactly...
> >
> > Fran Engelcke
> > Seattle
> >
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Received on Fri Mar 19 16:45:26 2004