Bowing of oil painting

Dove Cottage Crafts · Fri 09 Feb, 2007 10:12 pm

I have been given a badly bowing painting (outwards) to frame and am considering pasting it onto a piece of 3mm piece of hardboard to try and flatten it using what they call over here poster glue.It is a general pasting down glue. The painting is done on a piece of accrylic primed artist canvas board.......am I going the right way ????????

Pete. · Post by **Pete.** » Sat 10 Feb, 2007 11:33 am

I'd be happier using PVA and on to something a bit more stable than 3mm hardboard, such as 6mm ply. Squeezing in a cold press would speed the process up considerably as well. Use some foam if there's any texture to the paint, and of course, no heat!
Pete.

Dove Cottage Crafts · Post by **Dove Cottage Crafts** » Sat 10 Feb, 2007 9:57 pm

Thanks Pete......I have some 6mm MDF but will have to do a box then and the PVA is 3 hours drive from here. That's the down side of living in a little village 3 hours from Cape Town where people has never seen D rings or framing points.
Regards.....Carel