Velham Printing St. Louis Missouri | Giclée Fine Art Printing Finishing Options |
Mounting, Sealing & Finishing Options for Giclée
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MOUNTING: |
Gatorfoam® |
Gatorfoam® is a laminated panel with a core of extruded polystyrene and a face made of resin impregnated wood fiber veneers commonly known as Luxcell. It is an interior and exterior panel, great for structural and photographic usage The typical applications of Gatorfoam® is mounted photos, cut out letters, screen printed graphics, backing boards, temporary walls, parade floats, blueprint, charts, and graph mounting, and costumes. So durable and smooth, it's the board of choice for indoors and out. If the job calls for a rugged, durable board that resists dents and punctures, you'll want Gatorfoam® and nothing else. The exceptionally hard, smoth surface is uniform and blemish free, so photomounters, artists, designers, sign painters, exhibit builders and engineers have counted on it for years. Gatorfoam® really stands out for mountig photos and murals because it resists warp. It's perfect for mounting and laminating photographic or digitally produced display prints. It resists denting and has no pits to mar fine prints. |
ARCHIVAL MOUNTING: |
Gatorfoam is a combination of polystyrene and a polymeric impregnated veneer. because of its unique composition, there are no conservation standards that specifically apply to Gatorfoam. Both White and Natural Gatorfoam have successfully passed the Photoactivity Test conducted by the Image Permenance Institute of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Conservation mounting requires special materials to ensure that the art to be preserved will remain undamaged in the future. Many major museums have successfully used Gatorfoam to mount exhibitions for many years. Testing at both room temperature and 150 F resulted in out gassing at the parts per hundred million range only. The base paper used in Gatorfoam are in the acidic range, however, the saturation process reduces the mobility of the acid. The average pH of the finished Luxcell facers is 6.5 - 7.0 pH. For long term storage, protection should be provided from ultraviolet light. |
SEALING: |
Over-laminate - Offers protection from damaging UV rays, water, moisture, airborne contaminants and fingerprints. A permanent washable film applied over the print. The recommended finish to any mounted print. Available in Matte (Luster) or Canvas finish. (Not recommended for unmounted prints.) Available in Satin-Matte & Flat Matte finishes. |
LAMINATING: |
It is highly recommended for unmounted prints to protect their surface. |
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