3771 Mounting and Laminating Handbook - Chris A Paschke CPF GCF

This important book by Chris Paschke is considered by many to be the bible for anyone wanting to know all that there is about the many processes and techniques available for cold and hot sticking flexible and rigid materials to one another.

It explains all kinds of applications within the picture framing, photo labs, museum conservation and sign and display trades.

For anyone with access to one of the many types of machines in many sizes built to help bond materials together, this unique book explains the different materials that are available and how to use them to get the best results.

Mounting techniques explained in detail include:

Wet mounting

Spray mounting

Pressure-sensitive mounting

Cold mounting

Dry mounting

Over-laminating and encapsulation

Cold Machines:

Brayer rollers

Roller presses – desktop

Roller presses – wide format

Vacuum presses

Hot Machines:

Flatbed presses with lever or wheel action

Vacuum presses, solid top or with glass

Roller presses – wide format

Some of the special techniques include:

T-hinging of valuable art on paper

Canvas transferring

Surface texturing

Flattening paper

Selecting the best equipment for your project

Condition report sheet designs

Over 170 pages full of very useful information, with lots of lists and indexes. Published in USA. Second edition, 2002.

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