Flattening Prints • Creased, Folded, Rolled or Rippled , by Denis Bloch Fine Art on Sept 29, 2015 20:01:19 GMT 1,

Mar 10, 2014 18:44:24 GMT 1 jusdeep said:

Mar 10, 2014 18:29:35 GMT 1 iamzero said:

Are you talking something like a reversible dry mount? Not conservation standards though at a guess.

I suppose it's something like that but definitely not dry mounting, which would damage the print.
I was told by my framer it is a glue of sorts that's thinly applied to the mount in a film and then when heated becomes attach/detachable, using a kind of heated vacuum. Some kind of new'ish method which eliminates wavy float mounted prints. I didn't end up using it as I was sceptical and would definitely do some more research before using this method. But it sounded very interesting in a geeky framer type of way.

…and apparently it is safe and archival

AHHH! Don't let any framer talk you into glue! 

First there is no reason to fully mount or linen-back a print unless it is an extremely large piece that needs the extra support. The only prints I know of that really need this are the wall sized Toulouse Lautrec posters. Most contemporary prints at this size are on a thicker museum paper.

You should always mount your prints using acid-free photo corners if it is going to be under a matt. 
If you are going to float it all you need are a few pieces of acid-free hinging tape on the top and perhaps on the sides. 

Mar 10, 2014 18:44:24 GMT 1 jusdeep said:

Mar 10, 2014 18:29:35 GMT 1 iamzero said:

Are you talking something like a reversible dry mount? Not conservation standards though at a guess.

I suppose it's something like that but definitely not dry mounting, which would damage the print.
I was told by my framer it is a glue of sorts that's thinly applied to the mount in a film and then when heated becomes attach/detachable, using a kind of heated vacuum. Some kind of new'ish method which eliminates wavy float mounted prints. I didn't end up using it as I was sceptical and would definitely do some more research before using this method. But it sounded very interesting in a geeky framer type of way.

…and apparently it is safe and archival

AHHH! Don't let any framer talk you into glue! 

First there is no reason to fully mount or linen-back a print unless it is an extremely large piece that needs the extra support. The only prints I know of that really need this are the wall sized Toulouse Lautrec posters. Most contemporary prints at this size are on a thicker museum paper.

You should always mount your prints using acid-free photo corners if it is going to be under a matt. 
If you are going to float it all you need are a few pieces of acid-free hinging tape on the top and perhaps on the sides.