Amateur Linenbacking 101 by Pulpfixin

[stagecoach56]

New to this forum. Looks like a great bunch of collectors. I am retiring and want to learn linen backing. I have many posters and want to do on my own.
Any advice will help. I have located supplies and confident I can do basic backing and process improve into doing it well.

[BwanaDik]

Check the great thread that Charlie wrote.
https://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,4053.0.html
This is one of the best resource I found online. 

You can always search for video onlines or search for resources online but don't use "linenbacking" as keyword to avoid the amateurs and alike.
Linenbacking is a straightforward process, more or less, so watching a few videos should be enough... then it is all about practice.   This way, note that linenbacking is not restoration and if badly done, it is not conservation neither :)   There are guys who will linenback acidic paper without even deacidification bathes, some will repaint over everything, etc.  Also, note that Eureopean linenbackers tend to leave poster with defaults while American linenbacking tend to refix everything.  In my opinion, only retouching what his needed is important not to alter or damage the poster (real collectors don't mind small defaults, but will dislike an overpainted poster;  never do a acid bath - to revive color - without several deacidification and cleaning baths). 

The chemistry is the most important. Look for terms like "paper restoration" or "poster restoration" and only read papers/videos from authorities (conversation, museum, etc.) so that you understand the full conservation and/or restoration process (they do a proper diagnosis and test before starting the all process, then at the end a report is done).  Best also is to do a search by filtype (PDF only), this will output some scientific papers, the hard one... then do several searches using the chemical names

Here a few videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUQ6Fzyzj1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-JBBSdxO3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryRS1yhUCDE

[stagecoach56]

My second linen backing attempt, very pleased with the outcome.

[stagecoach56]

I have restored about a dozen posters, here is the latest using conservation techniques.

[stagecoach56]

Here is another one. The last 2 were ripped along the fold lines.

[stagecoach56]

I am now up to 250 posters that I have restored.
http://theposterdoc.com/

[Charlie]

Check the great thread that Charlie wrote.
https://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,4053.0.html
This is one of the best resource I found online. 

You can always search for video onlines or search for resources online but don't use "linenbacking" as keyword to avoid the amateurs and alike.
Linenbacking is a straightforward process, more or less, so watching a few videos should be enough... then it is all about practice.   This way, note that linenbacking is not restoration and if badly done, it is not conservation neither :)   There are guys who will linenback acidic paper without even deacidification bathes, some will repaint over everything, etc.  Also, note that Eureopean linenbackers tend to leave poster with defaults while American linenbacking tend to refix everything.  In my opinion, only retouching what his needed is important not to alter or damage the poster (real collectors don't mind small defaults, but will dislike an overpainted poster;  never do a acid bath - to revive color - without several deacidification and cleaning baths). 

The chemistry is the most important. Look for terms like "paper restoration" or "poster restoration" and only read papers/videos from authorities (conversation, museum, etc.) so that you understand the full conservation and/or restoration process (they do a proper diagnosis and test before starting the all process, then at the end a report is done).  Best also is to do a search by filtype (PDF only), this will output some scientific papers, the hard one... then do several searches using the chemical names

Here a few videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUQ6Fzyzj1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-JBBSdxO3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryRS1yhUCDE

Thanks for the kind word about the thread. I live through folks asking questions and using my posts to give it a go! One day I will get to back again, I am sure of it!

[stagecoach56]

Attached are my restorations.

[stagecoach56]

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[stagecoach56]

I have now restored 400 posters after starting 3 years ago.