Digital BW, The Print

I'll preface this with my "credentials" my family's framing business
has been operating since 1892 and I am a 4th generation framer.  I
also have been printing ink jet (large format) since 1991 soo... here
is my suggestions.
I would not mount any original art unless my client begged me for it.
 tape hinging in a book mat is the museum way to go.  if you want to
dry mount, most digital prints (except for wax based prints) can be
dry mounted with no problem except for the possibility of "orange
peeling" (the surface getting a texture from the mounting board)I
would recommend and archival dry mount tissue and a press (irons are
not a good idea uneven pressure.)

Positional adhesives will work and are fairly easy to apply however I
doubt they will last and are usually not archival.  
Spray mount is well... spray mount the only one that really holds is
3M's spray 77 it's like contact cement in a can and is as far away
from archival as you can get.

Wet mounting can be done to water resistant materials i.e. pigmented
inks and is a simple as methyl cellulose wallpaper paste you should
counter-mount the board (mounting a plain paper on the back to prevent
 curl).  And if you get your hands on a vacuum press you can wet mount
with many different adhesives. and have your prints flat as a pancake.


If anyone has any more questions or wants more detail on anything let
me know
-Jeff


I'--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Roy
<thinkgreen@s...> wroit
> I've looked for a yahoo group that's about mounting inkjet prints
but there 
> is none :-)
> 
> I've got a few questions which might start and end with "are there any 
> recommended books on this subject ?"
> 
> My concerns are the effect of heat on inkjet prints doing regular dry 
> mounting.  Also the cost of a heat press is pretty high, so is there an 
> alternative to a commercial heat press other than a hand iron (my
mom used 
> to have a trouser presser that seems like it might do the job). What
are 
> good "non dry mount" (wet ?) alternatives with glues and the like. I
have 
> questions on techniques of cutting matte boards, technical and
aesthetic. 
> I've seen some verbal descriptions on the web but haven't found any
good 
> illustrations.
> 
> are there any recommended books on this subject? (I've got 2 in my
shopping 
> cart on Amazon as I write this and am waiting to add and or click :-)
> 
> 
> Thanks Much
> 
> 
> Peace
> 
> Roy