Photogeeky question:Does anyone have experience with flush mounting on foamcore versus gator board? I'm going to have 4- 11x14 and 5- 8.5x11 pieces
( Read more... )
i flush mounted on double mat board and it bowed a bit, but i pressed it right before the show went up (like...30 minutes before) and then velcro'd. it wasn't an issue when it was hanging, but since i've taken it down...it's pretty bowed. :( nay on flush mounting on mat board.
gator board was highly recommended to us by our foundation photo teachers, instead of foam core. i guess it doesn't dent as easily and obviously once it's dented, you're fucked. i think of the extra money as insurance that your prints are less likely to get ruined.
i bought it at a craft store, it's pretty cheap. it's double-stick velcro. it's cool because you can just peel it off the walls and it doesn't chip the paint....and i peeled it off the mat board after we took the show down and it didn't mess it up at all. i think about 90% of the pieces in our show were hung w/ velcro and none of our pieces showed any signs of budging/bowing while the show was up.
my prints were 15in x 15in each, double mat board. i don't know exactly...but i guess there's like a standard size and it was twice as thick as that. THAT was fun trying to cut with an exacto...lol. anyway, i guess they are more likely to bow if they are thicker mat boards, but i wanted something heavy duty....i was worried that the velcro wouldn't be strong enough to keep them from bowing while they were up (for one week), but it wasn't a problem at all.
gator board was highly recommended to us by our foundation photo teachers, instead of foam core. i guess it doesn't dent as easily and obviously once it's dented, you're fucked. i think of the extra money as insurance that your prints are less likely to get ruined.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment