Dear Group: I believe that generally it's not advisable to drymount any type of "fine art" pictures, but I really prefer to see the photos flat, glossy, on a hard board, and not behind glass. Thru the years I have frequently drymounted traditional photo prints (Ilford Galerie/Agfa Insignia) on matts or 1/8 of 1/4" Masonite. Someimtes I bond archival watercolor paper to the Masonite and then mount the photo onto that. Now I'm drymounting B&W prints (Epson Ultrasmoothe Fine Arts paper) from my Epson 4800/K3 inks on 1/8" masonite. I print my pictures (usually 16 x 20") full frame from 8x10 negatives, and the board is the same size as the picture. I'm using a Seal 210M press set at 200F and pressing the assembly for about 5 minutes. I'm using some old Seal RC tissue for now. I'm also experimenting with different varnishes- I'm applying the varnish after the print is mounted on the board. Havn't really settled on any brand or product yet. I'm kinda flying by the seat of my pants on all this. Is anyone else using Seal or any heat/pressure mounting devices/tissues with inkjet papers? I'm considering double layers of drymount tissue. Any input on best tissue brand, pressing times/temperatures, technical resources, archival issues would be appreciated. Thanks, Kip.
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dry mounting techniques
2005-09-15 by kipduff
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