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I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
answers. Help!
Thanks.
Steve

Steven Laughmiller wrote:
> I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> answers. Help!
> Thanks.
> Steve

The U.S. passport office allows for digital photos to be used that are printed on an inkjet printer. They say that the photo
must be able to stand up to the heat of the process that seals the photo in the passport. I sent digital photos of my wife
and me that I printed on Kodak paper with HP ink. The photos came out fine on the passport.

Steven Laughmiller wrote:

> I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> answers. Help!
> Thanks.
> Steve

I use the spray mount adhesive. Once you get the hang of it, the mess
is not that hard to control. I spray the back of the print. So far,
with mount board, that works well enough for adhesion. Don't know
whether you'd need to do both print and board if you use masonite.

I merely put the print on newspapers, use a fresh top sheet for every
print if I am doing more than one print per session. I have used
several brands, but keep coming back to the 3M stuff.

Steven Laughmiller <> writes:

> I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> answers. Help!

Mostly I just use linen hinge tape, and then hold them vaguely flat
with the overmat. This is essentially "museum mounting", and is the
best choice for the long-term life of the print (with appropriate
choice of boards). All the conservators seem to recommend against
mounting the print to anything.

However, I do prefer the actual flat look you get from mounting a
print. So good luck with your endeavors! But remember that you're
compromising the lifespan of your prints by mounting them.
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"Steven Laughmiller" <> wrote in message
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>I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> answers. Help!
> Thanks.
> Steve

Dry mount tissue and a hand iron is what I use. W W

"Steven Laughmiller" <> wrote in message
news...
> I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> answers. Help!
> Thanks.
> Steve

I've used old Seal Colormount (for RC papers) w/my 160M press without
problems. I have a standard roll of Seal release paper that I use...didn't
change
from chemical process paper. I've only done a few, but haven't seen any
problems.

George

"Steven Laughmiller" <> wrote in message
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>I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can

I use a Seal 500T-X to dry mount 24x36" Epson 7600 prints on masonite. Works
very well. Of course you need release paper top and bottom. I use Bienfang
Fusion 4000 Dry Mounting Adhesive at 180 degrees to set it. Comes out
perfect every time.

Jim

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>"Steven Laughmiller" <> wrote in message
>news.. .
>>I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
>> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
>
>I use a Seal 500T-X to dry mount 24x36" Epson 7600 prints on masonite. Works
>very well. Of course you need release paper top and bottom. I use Bienfang
>Fusion 4000 Dry Mounting Adhesive at 180 degrees to set it. Comes out
>perfect every time.
>
>Jim

Why masonite?, very acid stuff, and it warps in moist environs, even something
as short as a humid summer. A buffered mount board would be a better choice or
acid free gator foam (not the name but has the same stiffness). Dry mount is OK
but the linen tape solution is much more archival, though the print won't
flatten as well.

Tom

David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
>
> Steven Laughmiller <> writes:
>
> > I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> > I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> > use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> > right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> > attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> > prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> > could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> > doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> > size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> > Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> > ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> > surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> > Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> > answers. Help!
>
> Mostly I just use linen hinge tape, and then hold them vaguely flat
> with the overmat. This is essentially "museum mounting", and is the
> best choice for the long-term life of the print (with appropriate
> choice of boards). All the conservators seem to recommend against
> mounting the print to anything.
>
> However, I do prefer the actual flat look you get from mounting a
> print. So good luck with your endeavors! But remember that you're
> compromising the lifespan of your prints by mounting them.
> --
Good quality mounting tissue forms a pH-neutral barrier against
impurities in the mount card from migrating to the print, which may not
be the case with spray adhesives. The heat required for such tissues,
Seal, etc. is about 180 - 190 F, and should not affect the print dyes or
pigments. And, I agree that the flatness of a dry-mounted print is far
superior to glue-mounted prints, especially for exhibition prints.

Colin

Steven Laughmiller wrote:
> I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
> I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
> use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
> right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
> attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
> prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
> could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
> doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
> size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
> Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
> ( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
> surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
> Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
> answers. Help!
> Thanks.
> Steve

If you decide to go the dry mount route, I have a Bogen/Technal dry
mount press that I'm looking to sell. This is the larger of the two
presses so local pick up is preferred. I'm on Long Island in NY. remove
knot from e-mail address to reply.

Hope some one can use this, it's practically unused.
Dave