Drymounting Reversal

[Silhouette]

Anyone had any experiences with de-drymounting (yes I know it is not a word!) posters. Works? Doesn't work?

[Harry Caul]

Anyone had any experiences with de-drymounting (yes I know it is not a word!) posters. Works? Doesn't work?

I've had it done on my Niagara 1-sheet.  Turned out ok, but there were a lot of spots that lost artwork when they were trying to separate the paper from the foam core (they touched those up during later restoration).  I think the usual approach is more or less to get it pliable (with water) and scrape the poster off...

John at Poster Mountain suggested an improved approach... he puts some sort of coating on the front of the poster that protects the artwork.  Then he scrapes it off the backing (I'm sure its more technical than I made it sound  ).  Afterwards, he dissolves the special coating with an enzyme leaving the poster art intact and ready to be linen mounted.  Sounds cool, but I'm sure you'll pay for the improved process...

[Silhouette]

Thanks for that. It's a BAT so I really have to think about it...

[Harry Caul]

Thanks for that. It's a BAT so I really have to think about it...

Sounds like it would be worth it to do that one right... even if it costs extra.  I would check with John.

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

Or just invent a time machine:

[Silhouette]

Sounds like it would be worth it to do that one right... even if it costs extra.  I would check with John.

Yeah I probably will - it's not the so much the cost that scares me it's the loss. The local guy said no and he trained in the states too. He also said to check with www.jdconservation.com who they have used before (when he worked in the USA)

[Silhouette]

Or just invent a time machine:

Lol! Probably a dime a dozen back then, used to wrap fish and chips in '62...

[CSM]

Hopefully Audrey's stupid ugly face will be ripped off during the process 

[110x75]

I like your attitude 

[brude]

Hopefully Audrey's stupid ugly face will be ripped off during the process 

You are a sick and twisted individual. 

[erik1925]

Here's a great and informative blog entry from Poster Mountain, on drymounting and the "un-drymounting" process, when possible.

http://postermountain.blogspot.com/#!/2014/01/on-dry-mounting.html  I'm not sure why the entire URL doesnt cut & paste as clickable, but it's the most recent entry on their blog page, from Jan 28, 2014:  

http://postermountain.blogspot.com/

[50s]

http://postermountain.blogspot.com/#!/2014/01/on-dry-mounting.html  I'm not sure why the entire URL doesnt cut & paste as clickable, but it's the most recent entry on their blog page, from Jan 28, 2014:  

Need to wrap it in the [url] [/url] tags rather than no tags

http://postermountain.blogspot.com/#!/2014/01/on-dry-mounting.html

[50s]

Nobody light a match:

[CSM]

Stuff sure works awesome though!

[erik1925]

Need to wrap it in the [url] [/url] tags rather than no tags

http://postermountain.blogspot.com/#!/2014/01/on-dry-mounting.html

 

[Harry Caul]

I hope that's a well ventilated room!  It works, but even the tiny bit I apply with q-tips gets noxious after using it for only a few minutes. 

[erik1925]

I hope that's a well ventilated room!  It works, but even the tiny bit I apply with q-tips gets noxious after using it for only a few minutes. 

It is aromatic... similar to acetone.

PM's studio space is huge and they have ventilating fans in the ceiling.

 

[Charlie]

I hope that's a well ventilated room!  It works, but even the tiny bit I apply with q-tips gets noxious after using it for only a few minutes. 

You get use to it and then you start to like it!  Like asphalt.  When I worked roads during the summers - the first summer I hated the smell of fresh asphalt it was totally unique and rich - the next summer I didn't know what to do without it.  Nothing like a carcinogen to get you hooked...