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by artyst
Thu 16 May, 2019 4:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reversing hinging tape
Replies: 8
Views: 3839

Re: Reversing hinging tape

Ok thanks, I fugured that's what I should do but after a couple of minutes the tape wasn't really absorbing the water n I felt it wasn't going to work. I guess I need to wait at least 10 minutes then :)
by artyst
Thu 16 May, 2019 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reversing hinging tape
Replies: 8
Views: 3839

Reversing hinging tape

I am assuming the reason hinging is considered conservation is because it's ph neutral but also mostly because it is reversible and doesn't alter the initial artwork like dry mounting etc, correct? So how exactly do you remove it? I am using the water activated kind (lineco). Supposedly you could re...
by artyst
Tue 07 May, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using plexiglass as a mounting & backing board combo
Replies: 6
Views: 2483

Re: Using plexiglass as a mounting & backing board combo

Not your average framer wrote:
Don't you think that a nicely finished brown backing board, finish with a really nice brown sealing tape create the impression that most discerning customer are expecting? .
Imagine a black metal frame with a black plexi backing, wouldn't that look modern and sophisticated.
by artyst
Tue 07 May, 2019 9:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using plexiglass as a mounting & backing board combo
Replies: 6
Views: 2483

Re: Using plexiglass as a mounting & backing board combo

Well that's just it, the cost, it would actually be much cheaper. Well at least for me in my location. So I thought ok cheaper, check, less layers to worry about, check...now all I need to know if it's conservation.
by artyst
Tue 07 May, 2019 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using plexiglass as a mounting & backing board combo
Replies: 6
Views: 2483

Using plexiglass as a mounting & backing board combo

Since plexiglass is inert and ph neutral, are there any reasons why not to use it as a mounting board? Basically with enough thickness it could double as a backing board also. I have seen art face mounted to it, but what about using it this way? Basically one would hinge the photographs to slightly ...
by artyst
Fri 26 Apr, 2019 4:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Re: Acid Migration through hinging tape?

Thanks for that clarification. The term 'photograph' can cover a vast area. :) They should therefore be regarded as fine art prints. I would be quite happy to use a pressure-sensitive tape such as Filmoplast P-90. I have been using this tape for a long time and have had the opportunity here ad ther...
by artyst
Fri 26 Apr, 2019 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Re: Acid Migration through hinging tape?

One thing that isn't mentioned is the actual nature of the photographs themselves. :roll: If the paper/inks are not 'archivally sound' then no amount of conservation materials/methods will preserve them. I feel this aspect is frequently left unconsidered. Yeah that is a given, ofcourse the photogra...
by artyst
Fri 26 Apr, 2019 6:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Re: Acid Migration through hinging tape?

A couple of points regarding the tapes. The Lineco range of tapes provide a very good selection of tapes that can be used for the majority of hinging solutions. The Fine Art Trade Guild(FATG) stipulates that pressure sensitive tapes should not be used at Conservation level framing, I believe the re...
by artyst
Thu 25 Apr, 2019 7:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Re: Acid Migration through hinging tape?

Thanks for watching the video. A couple of points that you might consider. You need to be careful when mounting photographs especially if they are either printed in a lab or on photographic papers. If using either of these papers it is likely that you will see the point of hinging through the photo...
by artyst
Wed 17 Apr, 2019 3:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Re: Acid Migration through hinging tape?

JFeig wrote:Using fluted poly sheet used as a backing board is an excellent idea.
Even if it's not the archival Coroplast one? Coz not sure I can find it here.
by artyst
Wed 17 Apr, 2019 6:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Re: Acid Migration through hinging tape?

Thank you for all your replies! If I use corrugated plastic board as backing,given I would place another ph neutral paper or board in between, would that still not be within conservation standards? And also can I use the pass through method on foam board or would puncturing the core part of the foam...
by artyst
Tue 16 Apr, 2019 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Acid Migration through hinging tape?
Replies: 21
Views: 8040

Acid Migration through hinging tape?

Hello everyone. Was just wondering, if I hinge tape a photograph onto a conservation mounting board but use the pass through hinge method, would that create a passage for acid migration from the backing board if the latter was not within conservation standards? I am assuming the cotton would create ...
by artyst
Tue 13 Nov, 2018 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

Well thanks to all those who took the time to answer anyway.
I think I will first try to do a simple frame from mountboard and place it in, if that doesn't work then I will try the box approach.
by artyst
Tue 13 Nov, 2018 12:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

In England, we tend to call it mountcard, while you call it a mat, the same really Once you have made the box, folded up the sides, use wet gum tape to join the corners, once dry , the corners will be solid, if you make the box about 1mm smaller than the glass, once you have mounted the artwork and...
by artyst
Tue 13 Nov, 2018 9:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

Just make a coved box as in this thread https://www.theframersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4156&p=108859&hilit=cove+box#p108859 or just turn it into a normal box with 90 degree walls , that would be strong, once it is in the frame Yeah if I will make a box it will be 90 degrees for su...
by artyst
Tue 13 Nov, 2018 6:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

I can only speak from experience: I once adhered a four-gang power socket to the back of a cabinet (HiFi) with d/s foam tape and more than ten years later I tried to remove it. I literally couldn't prise it off with a crowbar. :o Bear in mind that it was quite a heavy object fixed to a laminate sur...
by artyst
Mon 12 Nov, 2018 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

JFeig wrote:I forgot all about that technique from the 2008 post. You can also make sloped sides with that process.
What do you mean by "sloped"?
by artyst
Mon 12 Nov, 2018 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

This might not be so hard as it sounds. Have you considered making up a tray made from foam board and slicing part way through the foam board then folding up the sides and securing the corners of the tray with hinging tape on the outside of the corners. The tray will be held in place by the backing...
by artyst
Mon 12 Nov, 2018 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

This might not be so hard as it sounds. Have you considered making up a tray made from foam board and slicing part way through the foam board then folding up the sides and securing the corners of the tray with hinging tape on the outside of the corners. The tray will be held in place by the backing...
by artyst
Mon 12 Nov, 2018 3:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding
Replies: 22
Views: 8501

Re: How to adhere foam board spacers to aluminium moulding

Hi from the US. An "old fashion way" to secure a strip of foam board into the rabbit (rebate) of a frame is to use a few dots of PVA glue to the strip and then press into position. Scraps of glass or board can be used to position the strips the desired distances as the glue dries. This ca...