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For the first time ever, I decided to flatten out a couple off rolled up prints in the Hotpress, face down .....
BIG MISTAKE ! I laid them out on a scrap bit of White Display Board and heated / pressed them for 5 minutes.
When I opened the lid my heart sank, the prints had stuck to the board
You can see from the photo below the print had transferred to the board...
The only saving grace was that they didn't belong to a customer, I had bought them for myself, that was a close one Must remember that in future...

I had a similar mishap a couple of days back.

Being a bit mean I have been saving up some offcuts of dry mount tissue to use on smaller jobs. So I had a 14 x 11 photo to stick down and there was a piece of tissue just the right size with a few little wrinkles but I thought no problem they will flatten out in the press.

WRONG!!! Left creases in the photo. Luckily it was a photo I had got printed by an online lab so I got another one sent.

Lesson learnt I have scrapped all the bits that were saved up.

We've all done similar.

It does no harm to get a reminder now and then that things can go extremely pear-shaped when dry-mounting is involved.

I don't own a press of any sort but I'm guessing you should've used a silicone release film?

Maybe trip to this place in Utah would help too.

Bagpuss wrote:For the first time ever, I decided to flatten out a couple off rolled up prints in the Hotpress, face down .....
BIG MISTAKE ! I laid them out on a scrap bit of White Display Board and heated / pressed them for 5 minutes.
When I opened the lid my heart sank, the prints had stuck to the board
You can see from the photo below the print had transferred to the board...
The only saving grace was that they didn't belong to a customer, I had bought them for myself, that was a close one Must remember that in future...

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OUCH!!!

Picture face up & silcone release over the top - repeat after me...

Jonny2morsos wrote:I had a similar mishap a couple of days back.

Being a bit mean I have been saving up some offcuts of dry mount tissue to use on smaller jobs. So I had a 14 x 11 photo to stick down and there was a piece of tissue just the right size with a few little wrinkles but I thought no problem they will flatten out in the press.

WRONG!!! Left creases in the photo. Luckily it was a photo I had got printed by an online lab so I got another one sent.

Lesson learnt I have scrapped all the bits that were saved up.

OUCH 2 !!!

You can use your offcuts - but if they are a bit wrinkly simply press the tissue to board without the image - but with silicone release on top - after a couple of minutes - inspect the tissued board & if the wrinkles have gone - add the picture & press again - job done!!!

Yes, I thought about that but unfortunately after the event.

Thank goodness for DS Colour Labs, 87p for a 14 x 11 photo didn't hurt too much!