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Re: dry mounting techniques

2005-09-17 by Scott Jones

Hi Myron,

Yes Fusion 4000+ mounting adhesive still exists and is a great 
product. I use it exclusively for my drymounting of darkroom and 
inkjet prints. The key trick to this material is that you first lay 
down an appropriatye size sheet (it comes in rolls)of fusion 4000+ 
and then the print in a release paper sandwich and heat in the 
press. Now you have a "glue" backed print which you then trim in 
your paper cutter. Then you position the glue backed print where you 
want on your mounting substrate. After putting a smooth paper weight 
on the print so it won't move, I use a tacking iron to just slightly 
heat up the two top corner tips (on the glue side)that I lift 
slightly with my finger nail. When pushed back down, this sticks the 
corners without applying the iron directly to the print which can 
easily damage it. Now I put the backing - glue - print sandwich back 
in the press and it works great. Just glue, no paper vehicle with 
glue and yes you can theoretically reverse it. Never tried that 
though!!

I buy the rolls of the material from B&H...

Scott

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