[pure-silver] Re: pure-silver Digest V3 #242

Thanks, Jeffrey, I will look into that.

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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:17:49 -0700
From: Jeffrey Thorns <puresilver@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Droopy Prints

>Hi all,
>
>Here's a sitch I don't ever think I've seen mentioned in the
>discussions of print display.  It has to do with matted, framed
>prints.
>
>I find that after about 6-12 months, the part of the print that is
>visible thru the mat window begins to droop slightly downward, in
>somewhat of a loose "U" shape.   Clearly, gravity is at work here.
>
>I use 1-1/4" polypropylene mounting corners to hold the print in
>place on the back of the window mat.   Each print is in a Nielsen
>metal frame, and has a sheet of acid-free foamcore behind it.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions (short of dry mounting) about how
>to keep the prints flat behind the window mats?

You could try archival linen tape.



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