best linenbackers/restorers
Studio-C
Postermountain (although his authentication skills are questionable)
Dario Cassadei (in recent years I have only used Dario, but then again, in the last 5 years I've only had 2 posters worked on)
Poster Conservation in CT
avoid these at all cost
Posterfix
Posterfix
Posterfix
Posterfix
Posterfix
Posterfix
Posterfix
and
Posterfix
Are they in order of preference, Rich?
Some interesting stuff here, Though I don't know why Turn around time is important? Unless you plan to sell the item. I know we hate being apart from our beloved posters, but quality would be my main concern. Do we think in rushing these people the job they are doing suffers!
Do you know any of the details Angelo?
Anyone have any experience with?:
- Poster Conservation (http://www.posterconservation.com/index2.php#/home/)
They list (http://www.posterconservation.com/index2.php#/info3/1/) a quad as 40x60 though
- J. Fields Studio (http://www.jfieldsgallery.com/)
Anyone have any experience with?:
- Poster Conservation (http://www.posterconservation.com/index2.php#/home/)
They list (http://www.posterconservation.com/index2.php#/info3/1/) a quad as 40x60 though
- J. Fields Studio (http://www.jfieldsgallery.com/)
Based on comments in another thread... i think that Chris Cloutier certainly can be added here, too..POSTERFIX-- AVOID! moron1
Yep I would say the same. He sent my poster back unprotected (no plastic or anything) and it rained and the package got damp and the poster all wavy....
Yep I would say the same. He sent my poster back unprotected (no plastic or anything) and it rained and the package got damp and the poster all wavy....
Yep I would say the same. He sent my poster back unprotected (no plastic or anything) and it rained and the package got damp and the poster all wavy....
That's if that linen-backed Flesh eaters was a Quad. There's a fellow selling High Quality re-pros that are a full 30x40, it may well have been one of these backed to hide what it really is....
I do hope whoever paid that ridiculous amount has a good look at what he's bought ....if they know what they are looking for. eyeroll
Kudos to Poster Mountain, they did a great job linen-backing my French Line for $175, including shipping. They did minimal restoration, just fixed the ink spots on Russell's face from the stamp on the back.
(http://posternirvana.com/0DNE/French-Line-linen.jpg)
Every time I see that FRENCH LINE poster I think of the after-effects of 5-Alarm Chili...
Think Jane burnt a hole through the backside of her rhinestone one-piece?
hitself
Every time I see that FRENCH LINE poster I think of the after-effects of 5-Alarm Chili...
Think Jane burnt a hole through the backside of her rhinestone one-piece?
hitself
Definitely what inspired the artist!
Another restorer/backer that I personally cannot recommend is Debi Jacobson (L'imagery Gallery) in North Hollywood, CA.
You mean this person?
Steve got her number...unfortunately for him.
http://www.nameandshameyou.com/ (http://www.nameandshameyou.com/)
But just for the sake of stirring things up - is a poster near mint when it's been restored to appearing to be in near mint condition?
(http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu12/brude2000/GIFS/youspinmevs2.gif)
You mean this person?
Steve got her number...unfortunately for him.
http://www.nameandshameyou.com/ (http://www.nameandshameyou.com/)
I am sure there was a whole debate about this when Steve first posted this page and issue with Debi.
But just for the sake of stirring things up - is a poster near mint when it's been restored to appearing to be in near mint condition?
Discuss and have fun...
a finger print on some super high gloss modern poster is worse than a border nick in a vintage item
I am sure there was a whole debate about this when Steve first posted this page and issue with Debi.
But just for the sake of stirring things up - is a poster near mint when it's been restored to appearing to be in near mint condition?
Discuss and have fun...
I think and it looks like it is paint. look closely. Looks like NNS bottom left been masked off at one point. If it was varnish, the person would have just coated the whole poster without masking.
Best,
dario.
(http://images.ha.com/lf?set=path%5B4%2F4%2F3%2F6%2F4436945%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D)(http://www.emovieposter.com/images/moviestars/AA121127/550/half_sunset_boulevard_styleB_linen_JC06138_L.jpg)
This was posted a short time ago, on MOPO, from Todd Feiertag, re J.Fields Restoration, now known as Papersmith (http://papersmith.net/):
"After hearing about their shoddy work for years and after they destroyed, yes destroyed a good friend's MINT 3 Sheet, I've never used this company.
But now another good friend who's been trying to get his poster back from them for weeks, who's had to hound them, calling and emailing them many times and even getting in touch with their building management, with no response whatsoever, finally got a response yesterday in only a tracking number.
No apology, just a tracking number.
This is from a customer who was kind enough to donate money to Field's after they were flooded out several years ago. Of course after this horrible experience, he will never deal with them again! They never even restored the poster!!
Here's another company who doesn't know how to treat their customers. Another business where incompetence has run rampant, without accountability and refuses to take responsibility for their actions.
I don't know if anyone here actually uses them but if you haven't and are thinking of using them, be WARNED!
Todd Feiertag/POSTER CITY"
JM should re-back that poster for you, Brandon, at NO CHARGE, to correct those creases he caused at the top of the poster. Of course, that wont remove the scratch they did, but maybe it would retouched in a manner worthy of someone with his years of experience, vs. it looking like a Chris Cloutier "quick swipe" of a green marker.
And he should cover the postage cost to send it both ways.
I would bet that none of that will be forthcoming from him, tho. :-\
It's not worth the time or energy to send it back to him. Hopefully PayPal will see the obvious and settle the claim.
It's unfortunate you were not provided a photo before the poster was sent back to you.
In my experience, I would never conclude the transaction with the restorer until I had photos of the finished work. On a couple of occasions this has allowed me to spot some slight oversights in the work that I was able to point out and have corrected very quickly prior to getting the posters back to me. Saves a lot of hassle in the end...
In the future, I'll always ask for the restorer to send a photo pre-resto and post-resto.
Yeah, it makes sense to see a photo to review the work, before finalizing the transaction.
In this case, it's highly possible that Jaime Mendez was intentionally being deceptive, and not forthright about the damage and shoddy work they did, as the damages are permanent. The huge crease during the backing that was bad enough that they had to touch up the entire crease, and the huge and mismatched touch ups on the fold lines and the large scratch or whatever they caused, etc.
In the future, I'll always ask for the restorer to send a photo pre-resto and post-resto.
Hey Brandon..
Any updates on this front? Hope it's working out in your favor. cheers
Thanks, brother.
I'm still waiting on PayPal to finish reviewing the case. It may be another few weeks. I'm confident that once they see the pre-resto and post-resto photos that I uploaded to the claim, showing the damage and shoddy work, that they will issue me a refund.
I am surprised it has to go to a paypal dispute.
I am surprised it has to go to a paypal dispute.
Jaime's record speaks for itself.
Good luck Brandon on whatever you choose to be your next step.
I'm sure if you reported this to your CC company and explained that your item was damaged by the one you paid to repair it, they would refund your $$. And that PP denied you, really is a bummer.
Are you saying that JM said YOU are now harassing he and his company by asking for (at minimum) a partial refund? moron1
And, if you do send it back to him, once again, who is paying for the shipping there and back? He SHOULD offer to cover that, without a doubt.
And even then, I might still debate on sending it back, for fear of more (or less than professional and sloppy re-re touch ups).
Keep us posted, Brandon.
In the end, you will prevail here.
cheers
Not to turn this whole thread into a saga about my experience with JM, but in case anyone is wondering how this is going...
It's hard to believe, but PayPal denied my claim. They said that with a service, such as this, since the seller did the service, the buyer can't win a claim, as the service was completed. I basically said "the service ultimately damaged my item." They said I could file a claim with my credit card company.
I emailed Jaime and told him that since PayPal did not resolve the issue, I expect a refund for the "restoration," otherwise I would file a claim with my credit card company.
He replied and said it's "unfortunate" that I was uncooperative with them (when I didn't respond to their email after I filed a claim), and now I'm "harassing the company" (by asking for a refund.) He did offer to fix the poster if I return it.
Maybe he could make a few of the damages and shoddy work a little better, although of course, it's not possible to undo the damage caused, and it's possible that they will do more damage to it if they work on it again. A part of me wants to see what Mr. Wizard can do with this restoration...errr...repair (of his own work)... so I may send it back to him.
Anyway, thanks for your thoughts in this difficult time. girly2.gif :P
I can't find earlier comments from you on this.
any pics & info?
Part of me thinks you should give him a shot at repairing it, all expenses paid.
But, the rest of me thinks a CC refund is safer.
Then take the bucks and send it off to a pro (Dario).
In any event, the damage he has done to his own business will be hard for him to calculate.
Who'd risk sending their poster to him after reading this thread?
I hear y'all about taking the money and running. That is, of course, if the credit card claim goes well, or I can convince JM to issue at least a partial refund.
Chris, I didn't talk with JM before filing the PayPal claim. At the time, I really wasn't interested in sending it back to him, or haggling over a refund.
At this point, I think it may be best to allow him to work his magic, and potentially redeem himself. The fact that he is offering to try to repair it says something.
Thanks, Vick. Most chicks I know are more into something like the Heavy Metal art featuring Den, but yeah, it's still a rad piece, and luckily not like that fresco.
After sending it, I discovered that it's actually 4 people who do most of the linen backing at JM Restoration and Conservation. It's safe to say that on my Humanoids poster, Jaime did not do the damages and shoddy work, himself, and he probably doesn't do most of the restorations (good or bad) that leave his shop.
Just as I suspected. But of course his name is still on the product and if things were being done correctly he should be reviewing and giving the final OK before anything is sent back to a customer...
Damn straight.
His frickin name is all over it.
Indeed.
With the company name "Jaime Mendez Restorations," among other reasons, I figured that Jaime does most of the work there, himself. I had not seen the video of Mr. Castillo, in the other thread, and it seems that many of us did not know who all does the work there.
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In any case, I spoke with Jaime Mendez Jr. today, and he seems like a nice guy. He is one of the folks who works there, and he assured me that he will do his best to fix the issues with the restoration.
Hey, to those that appreciate my help and are in a similar circumstance, I'll list the shonky seller/ restorer on my http://nameandshameyou.com/ (http://nameandshameyou.com/) website. I've had refunds through PayPal in minutes from just subtly letting them know they could be featured there
Seems like that would be a good way to compel people to do the right thing. piratemel
On the Humanoids restoration, I spoke with a couple people at JMR yesterday. They said they're going to remove the backing, wash the poster, put a new backing on it, and Mr. Castillo, as seen in the other video, is going to do the restoration work.
I'll post a photo of the new work when it is completed.
pcorn
Brandon, you should ask for pics after the new work is done and BEFORE they ship it off to you, (along with detail shots of the 'trouble areas'), to make sure they did what they said they were going to do. Sounds harsh, maybe, but after that first mishap, I know I would be asking to see the final result, while still in their hands, vs. opening a tube with a not-so-happy surprise.
cheers, my man.
Happy to hear that the situation should be resolved satisfactorily. Of course it would have been much better if it had not come to this at all in the first place!
Good to read, Brandon.
Re the tracking updates or lack thereof. I have had that too, recently. And that really is the fault of the USPS. Ive called and asked, and the USPS reps told me that it is due to sheer laziness by employees who routinely forget to scan the tracking number into the system, as the parcel moves along.
Ive even had things delivered here, but according to the USPS tracking page, still shows an item as having arrived at the LA sorting facility. Annoying for sure.
But glad it all worked out for you in the end.
cool1
side note: I could swear USPS priority used to update at every Hub along its journey but now its only updates once delivered. Am I tripping? Paying more for less service.
Brandon, just so i'm understanding correctly.. are you saying that large touched up area in photo #1 was NOT there, on the first go around, once you had gotten it back from JMR the first time?
So that is yet another (new) mark that they caused, that then had to be retouched over on this 2nd pass??
Yeah, those big blemishes were not there after the first backing. They were definitely caused during the second go around. I think that the person who did the backing is not doing something right.
I'm not going to pursue this any farther.
It's cool that Mr. Castillo was able to make the initial problem areas a little better, and the added scars add a little more character. 8)
Sounds like JMR may have printed labels that were not sharp and clear, then, if BOTH times this happened with them.
All i was meaning tho, too, is that I have had any number of parcels that have shown as being initially scanned, from the seller's location, and then seen nothing on the USPS tracking page, until it has literally been delivered to me, with no updates in between departure and delivery.
You're probably on the right track with that assessment. After thinking about it, when I picked this up at the post office, I saw that the supervisor had to actually open the plastic sleeve to scan the barcode. It's highly possible that all the points in between JMR and the local post office did not do that, which of course would be the reason why there were no tracking updates.
I am SO confused by this. As Ive said I have one poster done by Jaime but Ive seen his work on other posters (in person) and in all cases it was/is the BEST work I have ever seen. n my old One sheet its pretty much impossible to see where the wok was done, and I KNEW the poster before it was sent 9and it needed much more work than this german Humanoids).
The paper of the Humanoids also, isn't glossy, so it shouldn't be hard.
Do you know those was done by Jaime, himself?
As I mentioned before, the person at JMR I spoke with said there are 4 people who do most of the backing and restoration at JMR, and Jaime only does special projects.
I was also in disbelief of what they did with this Humanoids poster. In the right lighting, that giant crease and all the other damages are really bad, although they did a decent job blending them all, the second time.
Brandon... Did they re-back your poster? Your comment above reads like those huge creases that JMR caused initially, on the first go around, are still present, and just blended more? Or am i reading your post wrong?
I sure hope they re-backed it for you (as they said they were going to do), to get rid of those creases from the bad backing job, the first time.
cheers
Yeah, they re-backed it. It's just that where the huge crease was, there are touch up marks going the entire length of it, they're just blended better. That was actually the roughest work, and right down the middle of the title.
Here's the lower edge of where the crease was, after the second work they did.
(http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/NeoLoco80/Posters/DSC01502_zpswdaiyjkz.jpg) (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/NeoLoco80/media/Posters/DSC01502_zpswdaiyjkz.jpg.html)
Sure does.
After ET, she went on to bigger and better things.
(http://cdn-www.i-am-bored.com/media/bad-painting-restoration.jpg)
(http://cdn-www.i-am-bored.com/media/bad-painting-restoration.jpg)
the hilarious thing about this restoration is that this small town's tourist trade has exploded as a result of it. That old lady did bad, but for the town she sure did good...
Anyone ever have International Poster Gallery back any of their stuff?
http://www.internationalposter.com/
I have bought a poster from them before... the Gevaert poster (http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,10428.msg197032.html#msg197032). It came linen backed so don't know if they backed it but I am happy with the poster and the backing it has.
Anyone ever have International Poster Gallery back any of their stuff?
http://www.internationalposter.com/
So what's he latest concensious on a GOOD restorer ?
I am considering getting something done.
(Are pigs flying?)
It needs to be stabilised and some small splits at folds etc
I have a concern though
It's the only example of any paper I have ever seen in the title. I know there will be another somewhere but in the last 20 years it's the only one I have seen and searching brings nothing on it being sold on record ( on the net)
Should I back something that might be the only one? Aaergghhhhh
And what if there is a fiasco?
So hard to decide.
40's quad
Trouble is I don't really like backed posters so much
and while I see it's important to preserve also somehow seems a shame if it's the only one ( though despite trying to find another this seems unlikely )
Saying that, Sim says he has never seen another.
I'd like to get it framed this year
It's the TO THE PUBLIC DANGER quad I am sure I have posted before by the way.
Nice poster Jeff and a good decision on your part. When it comes to the point where viewing your poster causes actual damage to it there's nothing wrong with backing it, which includes minor conservation like washing etc.
I don't mind linen at all. My bed sheets at home at 10 oz cotton duck and I sleep like a baby!
Has anybody used or heard good/bad about 'Backing to the Future?' They've got a long list of testimonials, but without knowing the knowledge base of those folks it's hard to put much faith in them.
http://www.backingtothefuture.com/ (http://www.backingtothefuture.com/)
Hey Chris,
One member here, Mike (bigmike) has used them: http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,10451.msg197593.html#msg197593
40's quad
Trouble is I don't really like backed posters so much
and while I see it's important to preserve also somehow seems a shame if it's the only one ( though despite trying to find another this seems unlikely )
Saying that, Sim says he has never seen another.
I'd like to get it framed this year
It's the TO THE PUBLIC DANGER quad I am sure I have posted before by the way.
A big vote for Sylvia at Precision Restoration and Dario up in Canadia. You can get a great combo deal from Sylvia if you're having your poster framed by Sue at Hollywood Poster Frames as well.
--Peter
Peter, I just went to look at Sylvia's site - Precision Restoration (http://www.precisionrestoration.net) and the site looks down.
Is she still in business in Oceanside, CA?
Honestly, I don't know. She was the house backer for Sue at Hollywood Frames and I always just went through her. Hope everything is OK.
Anyone in the Los Angles area ever had a poster restored and/or linen backed by Fourth Cone Restoration? Just curious about their quality of work. Thanks!
I'll post this here as well... Is there a write up somewhere as to why some people have a problem with Posterfix? I used them before and while they were EXTREMELY slow, I thought they did fine work.
Give Matt a pass - his post was from 2010 ;D
Give Matt a pass - his post was from 2010 ;D
Should that matter? As can be found in multiple, various posts here on APF-- Posterfix/Cloutier have gotten much bad press here, and seemingly, well deserved. Watch his youtubube videos as further proof. Many are like train wrecks (the use of Elmer's glue, tossing parts of a torn poster in the trash etc)
So when someone says he "does fine work," Im sure many would like to know, legitimately, what was "fine" about his work, even if it was way back when.
A definite and 'high five' and recommendation goes out to Mario Cueva and his company, Lumiere Poster Restoration (http://www.lumiereposterrestoration.com/) in southern California. He does very fine work, is knowledgeable and his turn around time is thumbup, too.
Really? What made his work stand out to you?
How many pieces did you ever entrust to Mr Cloutier to work on? And can you share some 'befores' and Posterfix 'afters?'
I've read so many different bits about linen backing posters I find it all so confusing :-\ if it's a good or bad thing, even reading lots of posts on these forums on the subject still does not make things any clearer, so many mixed impressions as to whether you should get posters backed or leave well alone.
One thing that I have noticed and I personally found a little surprising is just how many online dealers have more or at least as many linen backed posters for sale than original/unrestored ones, I would have thought dealers would always be more for the original look of a poster, it's quite shocking (to me) how some dealers are selling so many posters already linen backed :o
I just don't think I could ever bring myself to buy any poster already linen backed, I'm always wondering just how much work has really been done on some of these posters online dealers are selling, I mean unless you are a true expert on such things and can spot what's been worked on or if you were actually "there" when the restoration work was done, how on earth would you ever know ???
I know there is a split crowd here as far as linen backing goes. Recently I acquired a folded Gone With The Wind roadshow one sheet with the intent to display it for the rest of its life. I opted to have it backed to provide some added support for the rest of its life and to make it display very nicely.
I sent the poster to Mario at Lumiere restoration and I’m beyond pleased with the results. He’s done a hand full of posters in the past for me and I’ve never had a bad experience.
Just wanted to share the finished product!
(https://i.postimg.cc/YL3yTsFK/89-C57360-3-AAC-4-CC1-88-AF-D3-C558-CC7-DA5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YL3yTsFK)
Looks fantastic, good choice to use Mario too...the best for the $ hands down.
Always impressed by Dan's top notch work @ backingtothefuture (am also a customer!)
https://m.facebook.com/BackingToTheFuture/photos