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Common Poster Subjects => Restoration => Topic started by: Communicationsguy on March 08, 2017, 04:52:45 PM
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Good Day,
I am truly gratified to be one of the newest members of the All Poster Forum. I am the owner of a Canadian based poster restoration and framing business, Backingtothefuture. However, long before becoming a poster restoration specialist, I was a movie poster buff. My favorite genres are action/adventure/western from the 60's, 70's and 80's. You probably won't be surprised to discover that my favorite actors are Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Paul Newman and Sean Connery/Roger Moore. Movies such as Bullitt, Dirty Harry, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Cowboys and all of the Bond films had a profound impact on me growing up.
Although collecting was fun, I was driven to take it to the next level and that led to poster restoration and shrink wrap framing. I have been restoring posters now since 1999 and the real attraction is the variety of challenges you face with each poster, the fantastic images you get to see, and eventually bringing what seems like a worthless piece of paper back to life. We have clients from around the world who entrust us with their treasures and this is the ultimate complement. We take care to provide the highest quality work we can at a reasonable price. The bottom line is excellent customer service.
I look forward to participating in the conversations that take place on the All Poster Forum website. If you have any questions or would like to check us out, please visit www.backingtothefuture.com.
Sincerely, Dan Miles.
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Welcome3.gif, Dan. Glad to have you and please have fun and enjoy the forum.
A number of APF folks have used your services in the past, so you are in good company. And photo examples of some of your fine work are in various threads here, also.
And thanks, too, for offering to answer any restoration or backing questions folks may have.
cheers
Jeff
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Dan is a great fellow! I have had multiple posters backed and restored from him! welcome1
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Welcome to APF, Dan!
I've heard lots of positive things abut you and your business.
Glad to see you here and looking forward to your involvement in the discussion.
cheers
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Welcome sir.
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Good to see you have joined the illustrious crowd here Dan
Marc
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Welcome!
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Dan is a great fellow! I have had multiple posters backed and restored from him! welcome1
And they are terrific examples of his fine work, for sure.
http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,11554.0.html
Your work looks to be top notch, Dan. thumbup
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Hey Dan, this Marked Woman title LC was discussed in another thread.
What steps would you do to help make the card lighter and brighter, overall? (The back is full of tape/repairs as can be seen). And are there processes that would help to keep the colored inks from lightening during that procedure?
http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/archiveitem/8941528.html
(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA170302/550/lc_marked_woman_tc_a_BM09910_T.jpg)
(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA170302/550/lc_marked_woman_tc_b_BM09910_T.jpg)
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Hello Jeff,
your Marked Women card is a prime candidate for paper backing, that way the tape could be removed and the missing paper replaced. It looks like the paper has browned somewhat and could benefit from a cleaning, possibly with a mild bleach solution. Typically, that will lighten the background which will allow the original colours to stand out.
I hope that helps.
Cheers, Dan Miles.
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Thanks, Dan, for the info and steps you would take to help bring this card back. Especially how a mild bleach batch would behave with the colored inks on the card.
Sadly it isn't mine, (and I wouldnt mind owning a copy one day).
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Hey Dan.
Boy, you really are brand-new to the forum. I joined three years ago and have mostly lurked. If it's OK with you, and when I have some time, I'll post some pics of all the great work you've done for me over the years.
Cheers,
Carlos.
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Good question and info. there, Jeff and Dan.
I agree that the backing would be wise, if only to remove the tape, and stabilize the piece.
In my experience, and based on what I've heard from others, even a mild bleach will fade the colors. It's worse for certain colors, especially red, as it's highly volatile. It's a personal preference whether one would rather have that new, bright white look, or more of the weathered, vintage look.
By the way, welcome1 aboard, Dan. It's cool to have another resident, restoration expert on board.
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Hey Dan.
Boy, you really are brand-new to the forum. I joined three years ago and have mostly lurked. If it's OK with you, and when I have some time, I'll post some pics of all the great work you've done for me over the years.
Cheers,
Carlos.
It's always great to hear about, and see the good work that restoration folks have done.
cheers
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OK...just a test to see if I can successfully post an image on this forum. This is a pic of one of a Spider (1958) Belgian poster Dan linenbacked and restored for me a couple of years ago.
(https://s9.postimg.org/p8l6whihb/image4.jpg)
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OK...didn't work. >:(
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OH...it worked! thumbsup.gif
I'll take better pics of some other ones he worked on for me and post them here in the next few days.
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You just have to be sure to put the img URL inside the image tags image.gif
And that Spider poster turned out looking swell, too.
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OK...just a test to see if I can successfully post an image on this forum. This is a pic of one of a Spider (1958) Belgian poster Dan linenbacked and restored for me a couple of years ago.
(https://s9.postimg.org/p8l6whihb/image4.jpg)
Carlos, Im just curious.. what Marx Brothers poster is underneath? It looks like some fun art on it, too.
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Carlos, Im just curious.. what Marx Brothers poster is underneath? It looks like some fun art on it, too.
Erik...it's the Yugoslavian "Day at the Races" from the 50's. You're right, it is a fun poster with great cartoon busts of Groucho, Harpo and Chico Marx. Dan did a great job on it and it really pops now. I'll post a pic of it soon.
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Would love to see some close up pics of Dan's actual restoration work (i.e. paper replacement, colouring, cleaning, airbrushing etc). Most 'restored' posters look fantastic from a safe distance - close up is what truly tells the tale. Before and after would be perfect thumbsup.gif
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Dan's got a number of 'before and after' shots on his gallery page, too:
http://www.backingtothefuture.com/gallery/
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Would love to see some close up pics of Dan's actual restoration work (i.e. paper replacement, colouring, cleaning, airbrushing etc). Most 'restored' posters look fantastic from a safe distance - close up is what truly tells the tale. Before and after would be perfect thumbsup.gif
Jeff is going to upload a pic for me. Dan recreated a corner for my Abbott and Costello poster which was hard to find an image of. There was actually no image to locate and no image to base it on. But Take a look at the picture for close up of the work. I highly recommend Dan!
(http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q719/spitfire3992/restoredcorner_zps3nfzjlm5.jpg)
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Thanks for sharing that Mike (and for posting Jeff).
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Nice work. thumbup thumbup
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Finallly found some time to take some pics and my son helped me set them up. Some of them are darker, some are lighter, than they actually look in real time. Not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination. I also had to use magnetacks to hold them down. Since the magnetack bases are about an 1/8" high, I couldn't get them to lie completely flat so there were undulations in some of them, resultin gin strips of "glare". Anyway, these should give you a good ideas of how good Dan and his team are at what they do. Top notch stuff.
(https://s24.postimg.org/w6tkv2b45/image1_3.jpg)
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(https://s2.postimg.org/jkdba0we1/image2_3.jpg)
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(https://s11.postimg.org/6pr7ib0ab/image2_2.jpg)
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(https://s1.postimg.org/6e5g7e5cv/image1_2.jpg)
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(https://s15.postimg.org/k3lgbzosr/image2_1.jpg)
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(https://s11.postimg.org/94zh5ybyb/image3.jpg)
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(https://s28.postimg.org/vmn8d8t1p/image2.jpg)
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(https://s27.postimg.org/nxib594cz/image1_1.jpg)
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When you are in the post window, click on the little image icon to the right on the "f" in the red circle. That will give you the image tags. Then just paste your image url in between them.
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Ahhhhhhh...OK...thanks, Erik.
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These all look absolutely fantastic! WOW!
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John, over what period, or length of time, were all of these posters worked on by Dan and his team?
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Good morning Erik. I assume your question is directed at me (it's Carlos). I gave these to Dan as part of different batches of posters that I have provided to him since, I believe, early 2015. I actually first met him in the fall of 2014 and provided him with some theatre posters that are currently hanging on my daughter's wall. I normally give him anywhere from two to seven posters at a time, all different sizes (from a German A1, to a Thierry hates "French Grande", to 3-sheeters), and in different conditions. I will usually receive the batch back from him within three to six months. He's not as quick on the turnaround as Poster Mountain, but his work is fantastic and I've been extremely happy with it and his customer service as well. I highly recommend him.
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Hi Carlos - do you have any 'before' pictures of these posters?
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Hi Carlos - do you have any 'before' pictures of these posters?
When I have some time, I'll see if I can find any, or maybe even links to them on the sites I purchased them. I'll have to check my records to see when I bought them. I do know that the "Von Ryan's Express" was in pretty bad shape. The "Ben-Hur" poster was also pretty rough. If/when I find "before" images, I'll post them for you.
Here's a 3-sheeter that I gave Dan to work on. When he's done, I'll post the "after" shot.
(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA160705/550/3sh_fugitive_SD06177_L.jpg)
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That didn't work. Here's the direct link:
http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/archive_image.php?id=10355906
And this was the "Ben-Hur" poster "before" Dan worked on it:
http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/archive_image.php?id=16728108
(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA141016/550/french_1p_ben_hur_SD00106_C.jpg)
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Great info Carlos. Thanks for offering that. My mistake for calling you John. Doh.gif
As far as the picture posting, use the actual URL of the photo itself (it will end in .jpg or .jpeg) and paste that between the image tags. Then your image will show up.
And I'm Jeff. :D
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Thanks, Jeff. Sorry I called you Erik ;D
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Tomato-tomoto... lol
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(https://s1.postimg.org/6e5g7e5cv/image1_2.jpg)
Carlos, this Belgian is really nice. The backing job looks really good, too, Dan. thumbsup.gif Was much done to this poster? Or was it more a straight forward backing job?
And Maureen O'Hara looks as beautious, as always.
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What a great restoration job Dan & company did on this three sheet. More details here:
http://eblast.playstone.net/t/ViewEmail/r/CB1D9C32344C847F2540EF23F30FEDED/F40EEF35B2F099F1C35B3650D253B2D9
(http://i3.createsend1.com/ei/r/E6/0A8/E10/105539/email-header.jpg)
clap clap
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This US OS you worked on for La Parisienne (1958) came out beautifully, Dan. clap clap
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/20626356_1440839399330061_8473113410742965948_o.jpg?oh=02ef856ddb90cb1d7691c81d55ecd84d&oe=5A45FE6E)
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And i just watched this brief clip you made and have on Vimeo. You certainly have seen and worked on a wide variety of posters and genres, that's for sure.
https://vimeo.com/224143019
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Great clip :D But too short!
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Looks like you were given a double feature poster to work on here, Dan. ;D
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22195502_1488396881240979_499650929633347100_n.jpg?oh=453672fcb0af20566a9a75f82c4eebfa&oe=5A862A05)
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22195427_1488397027907631_4679086173402698145_n.jpg?oh=9ca56012020616c0bef5f222fb4d5985&oe=5A3C1D24)
(https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22279914_1488397244574276_9141147887204352502_n.jpg?oh=3c476080fd97b9d007a2721b9805458f&oe=5A7BC620)
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The latest from Canadian-based restorer, Dan Miles of Backing to the Future, as shown on their FB page -
https://www.facebook.com/BackingToTheFuture/
This beautiful Italian poster, looks to be a 2F, for the 1974 movie, The Ultimate Thrill (American title), with beautiful Britt Ekland. Beauty x2!
Art by Enzo Nistri.
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27657631_1605030752910924_4475023707377164063_n.jpg?oh=96bbbf055a8b4ff6a66a9fa756531e11&oe=5ADB7401)
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27540758_1605031129577553_4225208013611877736_n.jpg?oh=658baf17d9b598eccf375b5d75b1609e&oe=5B192125)
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Promo video by fellow APF member Dan Miles, for his company, Backing to the Future. thumbup
https://www.youtube.com/v/x03CyUO9rAs
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Dan does fantastic work. I've sent him multiple posters in the past and I've never had an issue. Definitely recommend. thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif
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Dan does fantastic work. I've sent him multiple posters in the past and I've never had an issue. Definitely recommend. thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif
Are there any issues with customs (or, other things to consider that are not well known) shipping a valuable poster for restoration/backing across country borders and then back again? Thanks, Okie
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Are there any issues with customs (or, other things to consider that are not well known) shipping a valuable poster for restoration/backing across country borders and then back again? Thanks, Okie
Yeah you might have an empty tube show up :-X
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No there aren't any issues especially canada/US
Chris was just unlucky one time which had nothing to do with border crossings
And nothing to do with this thread
God speed all :)
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Are there any issues with customs (or, other things to consider that are not well known) shipping a valuable poster for restoration/backing across country borders and then back again? Thanks, Okie
Hey Okie,
For what it's worth, I think I've only sent him maybe 5-6 posters.
However, these posters have ranged from $200 to about $1,700. I've also sent posters both tubed and flat.
With that said, though I have not done a lot of business with him, all of my transactions have gone perfectly. His communication is great, posters turn out great, and I've never had any customs issues, (sending or receiving). Highly recommend.
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Hey Okie,
For what it's worth, I think I've only sent him maybe 5-6 posters.
However, these posters have ranged from $200 to about $1,700. I've also sent posters both tubed and flat.
With that said, though I have not done a lot of business with him, all of my transactions have gone perfectly. His communication is great, posters turn out great, and I've never had any customs issues, (sending or receiving). Highly recommend.
Thanks, Mcfree and Crazy Vick! Okie
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Dan did some really nice restoration work on some US HS from the 1930s recently, as well as some recent work on a French 1P for Good, Bad and the Ugly clap clap
They can be seen here on his FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/BackingToTheFuture/
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Looks like a really nice job on those 1/2 sheets with tricky missing paper
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Dan Miles and an interesting interview about what he had to say about working in the field of poster restoration. thumbup
https://www.youtube.com/v/0vW0abV8JUY
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Another done by Dan Miles and his Backing to the Future team, but uploaded by the owner of the finished poster.
This one for a US OS for THX 1138 (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/v/QoMrc2ftchk
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Impressive work here, Dan! thumbsup.gif
http://eblast.playstone.net/t/ViewEmail/r/BE7164BB06FCE9FA2540EF23F30FEDED/F40EEF35B2F099F1C35B3650D253B2D9
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Another clip (a local news story) showing Dan Miles of Backing to the Future, and his fine restoration work:
https://www.youtube.com/v/iIQofd2yq78