is Masa paper ever overlapped?

[USMC8808]

I have a roll here, which seems like it will be fine for 1 sheets and eventually 3 sheets.  For a 6 sheet, do folks overlap the masa paper, carefully just butt them together, or is there a place that sells 81+" rolls of it??

[50s]

Can't remember if my 6 sheets masa is overlapped, but I suspect they are. I have larger posters I know are overlapped and it is barely noticeable. They aren't butted together but are overlapped by about 2/3 inch.

[Neo]

I have a linen-backed French one panel and Italian 4 foglio, that were done by Poster Mountain.  Both of the backings have a one inch horizontal overlap of about one inch.  I assume that the masa in between the poster and backing is also overlapped, but not sure.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

if it isn't overlapped, the poster will eventually split in some fashion at the 'meeting' of the sheets

[USMC8808]

Well, it seems like it is standard practice to overlap.  I am pretty darn far from that stage anyhow. I just got my tanks built!  For those that have the larger posters and the overlap was necessary, is it really noticeable?

[50s]

Baarely noticeable, though if the overlap goes through a white part of the poster it is more noticeable but not bad

[USMC8808]

Thanks for the replies. I thought I would be making my first attempt by now, but to report of as of yet.

[erik1925]

Good luck on your backing adventure!

[joemustang65]

yes it does overlap.
getting to stick two masa papers just next to eachother is darn difficult.
and might result in splitting later on
if you check the blog by poster mountain , there are a few post with 24 sheets being backed, and on those pics you can see that the masa paper overlaps.
(but so does the poster sheets aswell, so yes it's noticeable ,but there's no way around ..
http://postermountain.blogspot.be/2011/10/for-all-star-wars-lovers-out-there-in.html

[Charlie]

Good luck on your backing adventure!

 

[joemustang65]

And then you wonder why there are crumbles between the massa paper and the poster....and where they came from ?.?

[USMC8808]

Is the cotton duck ever overlapped?  If it isn't and there is large pieces of cotton duck available, I wonder why there isn't large pieces of masa paper available as well.

[joemustang65]

my guess, because massa paper its intentional use was most likely NOT for backing (huge) posters


just wondering, you are going to start linnen backing and start immediately which something that large that needs cotton duck and massa paper overlays ...
so may i ask what are you planning to back ? (24 sheet billboard )

in my humble opinion i would try a few small (and preferable worthless) poster in case something will go wrong
(and believe me something will go wrong , or at least there's a lot of room for improvement after your first diy backed poster)

 

[Charlie]

And then you wonder why there are crumbles between the massa paper and the poster....and where they came from ?.?

Yeah always wash your greasy popcorn fingers before you linenback your posters!

[Charlie]

Is the cotton duck ever overlapped?  If it isn't and there is large pieces of cotton duck available, I wonder why there isn't large pieces of masa paper available as well.

I buy a 6yd bolt of 144" wide 12 oz canvas... ~144" x 216"  it's out there...

http://www.texasart.com/canvas/rolled-canvas/fredrix-unprimed-heavy-weight-cotton-canvas-style-548.html

[joemustang65]

Charlie, why do you buy 144 inch rolls ? Less waste ?

[Charlie]

Charlie, why do you buy 144 inch rolls ? Less waste ?

It is the least expensive per sqft... I can cut it how ever I need.  Large posters, one sheets, smaller posters...