Mounting Photos

[LOZ]

What is the best approach to mount photos to art board .

Jessica (daughter) will need to glue? past ? Double side tape? about 20 photos A2 A3 A4 mix onto a heavy black synthetic art board .

Has anyone done this if so what adhesives did or do you use .
This project (The Red Chair) is 6 meters sq nothing like doing something big for your first photography project . I love the way kids just do it without hesitation. The project looks fantastic even before the photos have been mounted.
LOZ

[Nnnnsic]

Photo corners. Either make them or buy them, either way isn't difficult.

Mount the photo corners to where the corner of the photos meet on the artboard.

[LOZ]

Thanks Nnnnsic

The A2 prints are quite heavy and floppy and I think they would need to be fully glued in the same way as when been framed.

Is their a special semi permanent spray adhesive for this propose. ?

[gstark]

I used to use a rubber based gum adhesive.

It's a bit like a cross between contact adhesive and blue-tack (or in the case of Leigh's images, blur-tack) and lets you flat/dry mount the pictures easily.

They can be removed and remounted at a later time.

For something permanent, dry mounting tissue or a spray photo-adhesive is probably the way to go.

[smac]

Laurie,
Our commercial customers use self-adhesive mounting boards. The board comes with a release liner which you remove and attach your poster/image to. They generally use a laminator to apply pressure for a better seal.

I am sure that these boards would be available in smaller sizes (A4, A3, A2).

Stuart

[Matt. K]

Laurie,
There aremany glues that will evetually destroy the image. Make sure you use an archival product. I think the product that Stuart mentioned is OK.

[Steffen]

Interesting thread.

How do you guys avoid bubbles of trapped air? This seems to be the hardest part of the exercise for me.

Cheers
Steffen.

[Colcam]

There are many types of mounting tissues and adhesives that will do the job. I would advise going to either a picture framer or if you wish to seek them out in the phone book, the picture framing industry wholesalers such as Hughes Mouldings, Marks & Co., Megawood, Antons Mouldings etc. They should have stuff like Jac paper which is similar in action to contact paper except that you peel off the back layer of protective paper & lay down the adhesive onto the board, then peel off the top layer to expose the adhesive.

Then carefully (With two people for big prints) position the print onto the pre-marked spot touching only one end (holding the rest of the print clear) so it is nice and flat across the width. Next, if you have a roller or soft cloth slowly roll/wipe the print down onto the adhesive. Obviously, care should be taken to ensure a flat application to avoid bubbles and creases. If you want to leave clear mounting board visible, it may be easier to mount the film onto the print if possible first then apply the whole lot to the card/board.
Suitable material goes by different names & brands. Look for Neschen, Gudy, Jac paper, etc. Mounting film. Pretty easy to use.
Col