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Re: [Digital BW] Face mounting (Diasec)

2003-10-08 by Alan Zinn

At 04:38 PM 10/7/03 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm looking at alternatives to the usual mat, glass, frame for
>presentation purposes.  The Diasec or face mount process looked
>interesting, but I wonder how stable the finished product is in terms
>of warping, effects of humidity changes, etc.  Anyone tried this with
>B&W inkjet prints on matte papers?  Here is some discussion about
>archival properties, but no firm conclusions:
>http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=001YUe


Carl,

Thanks for the link to the threads re face mounting.  I have seen some 
examples in galleries and wondered how it was done. The important 
consideration for true archivability is whether  the mounting can be 
un-done.  Keep us posted when you find out more.

AZ


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