I’d vote for laminating. I’ve never found any reliable information on the
archival qualities of various laminating materials, but for myself and friends,
lamination “pouches” used with thermal laminating machines seem perfectly
acceptable. I’m using a laminating machine that takes pouches up to 12” or 13”
wide, so 11"x14” (or perhaps 17” long) is my limit.
I laminate inkjet prints, but I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t do it for
silver-gelatine prints too. If you try, you might want to flatten and remove
moisture from the prints with a dry mounting press before laminating.
Myron
On Mar 9, 2021, at 9:47 AM, Ken Hart
<kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
✉External message: Use caution.
I think the more important solution is to get rid of the steam. You're not
going to be able to completely seal the frame without some "non-frame"
techniques: caulking and waterproofing for starters.
Make sure the photo doesn't touch the glass, that it is securely mounted to a
backer that will not deform in a high humidity environment.
Install a timer on the vent fan so that it runs for 20 minutes after using the
bathroom. The running fan should be able to hold a tissue in place- if not,
investigate the duct work, or upgrade the fan.
Ken Hart
kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On 3/8/21 9:44 PM, Janet Gable Cull wrote:
I would like to frame and hang a black-and-white print in the bathroom but it
gets pretty steamy in there. Is there a way to frame a print so that moisture
doesn't get between the glass? Thanks!
Janet Gable Cull
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