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- From: jay@intermec.com (Jay Schlegel x6878)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: putting photos on a wall.. (?)
- Message-ID: <1999@intermec.UUCP>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:57:19 GMT
- References: <Bxq0Jp.G5G@cs.dal.ca> <1992Nov16.171458.9871@PacBell.COM> <BxuFy1.HM6@cs.dal.ca>
- Reply-To: jay@intermec.com (Jay Schlegel x6878)
- Organization: Intermec Corporation, Everett WA
- Lines: 51
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- In article <BxuFy1.HM6@cs.dal.ca> graham@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael Graham) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov16.171458.9871@PacBell.COM> jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:
- >>
- >>Not to be a smart-ass, but why don't you frame the pictures?
- >>Afterall, that is the normal way, at least for me, when I
- >>want to put my pictures up on the wall.
- >
- >damn! I just deleted my original msg. Anyway - I want to put A LOT of
- >pictures on my wall - INEXPENSIVELY. I'm talking about 50-100 photos,
- >which rules out thumb tacks, nails, and definitely frames.
- >Once again - it's a very hard plaster wall.
- >
- >mike "almost unemployed student with little cash to spend" graham
- >--
-
- OK, an idea, not very expensive and easy on the wall...
-
- Due to the expense of framing, I also frame few of my prints. I could do so
- if I thought it worthwhile, but for my photo wall and various other locations
- (bathrooms, etc) I think foam-core mounted photos, with borders left for later
- matting/framing, look just fine (in a photographer's residence). I use very
- small finish nails which make holes that are paint-repairable. Generally the
- smallest prints I hang are 11*14. This method, especially given 8*10s, would
- apparently result in too many holes in that "hard plaster wall".
-
- Michael, my suggestion would be to mount many your prints on large sheets of
- foamcore (many prints to the sheet) which would require only 3 or 4 (or even 2)
- small nails for each large sheet. I'd say you could get 12 8*10s on a medium-
- large sheet of foamcore (36*40???) still leaving a bit of room for a border
- should you want to cut them out for framing at a later date. Larger sheets
- than this can be found. I started out using "Photo Mount" spray glue and later
- switched to Elmer's spray glue (which looks, acts, smells like the same
- thing at a lower cost). It takes a little practice to get the prints
- positioned where you want and glued down bubble-free. I hold the print in my
- right hand, position the left corners on the foamcore, and sweep left to right
- with a soft cloth as I lower the right-side of the print onto the foam-core.
- I only apply glue to the back of the print (*not* both surfaces) and I
- meticulously clean each surface just prior to glueing. Any dust will result
- in a bubble.
-
- I also use a (supposedly) UV-resistent photo lacquer to protect the prints
- once mounted. This is available in gloss, semi-gloss, and matte finishes.
- It's about $11 a can, but a can goes a long ways. My only concern is with
- the potential for the lacquer to yellow over time.
-
- Hope this helps,
-
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