Digital BW, The Print

David, possibly you are using too thin a paper and laying down the ink
too heavily. I have no problems at all with the prints not lying flat.

Jerry



David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> 
> Jerry Olson <jerryolson@...> writes:
> 
> > You probably shouldn't be mounting prints using dry mount. Use the
> > archival tape hinge method. Much safer, many less problems. And the
> > prints do lay flat, when matted. And no part of the print is attached
> > directly to the mount/backing board.
> 
> Conservators certainly prefer prints not to be dry mounted or in any
> other way permanently bonded to anything.
> 
> However, I've never gotten a print to lie satisfactorily flat using
> archival tape hinges, and the over-mat doesn't help any that I can
> see.
> 
> Currently I'm just living with it.  If I had room and money I'd
> probably buy a press and go back to dry mounting, because the results
> look so much better.  And dry mount is known to be reasonably
> well-behaved over time, too.
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