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Chip Chop Shop, by Deleted on Nov 5, 2008 19:22:37 GMT 1, Hey,
Gonna be picking up a prit on friday that has been slightly damaged for a nice reduced rate. The query i now have is what to do with said damage. The print has 2 creeses 1mm into the print on the right hand side. Luckily this is just a white border.
Would you.
1: Cut 1mm of each side of the border
2: Leave in all its damaged glory.
3: Frame the print with damage but covered.
4: Anyone got a better idea.
Hey,
Gonna be picking up a prit on friday that has been slightly damaged for a nice reduced rate. The query i now have is what to do with said damage. The print has 2 creeses 1mm into the print on the right hand side. Luckily this is just a white border.
Would you.
1: Cut 1mm of each side of the border
2: Leave in all its damaged glory.
3: Frame the print with damage but covered.
4: Anyone got a better idea.
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curiousgeorge
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Chip Chop Shop, by curiousgeorge on Nov 5, 2008 19:31:09 GMT 1, Hard to know what to suggest without seeing it, myself i would frame as is and cover the damaged area.Never cut/trim a print IMO
Hard to know what to suggest without seeing it, myself i would frame as is and cover the damaged area.Never cut/trim a print IMO
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Chip Chop Shop, by Deleted on Nov 5, 2008 19:34:30 GMT 1, Yeah i was also thinking that chopping it would be too drastic. I do have a pic but as the transaction has not been completed im not sure i should post the pic up. Will post on fri when its all paid for and so on.
Cheers Liam
Yeah i was also thinking that chopping it would be too drastic. I do have a pic but as the transaction has not been completed im not sure i should post the pic up. Will post on fri when its all paid for and so on.
Cheers Liam
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Chip Chop Shop, by dmandpenfold on Nov 5, 2008 19:34:34 GMT 1, ooh what is it?
1. dont cut it, although 1mm is hardly noticeable, it's damage in its own right, plus if the edge is deckled you'll lose that and have to do it all around the print
2. if your framing it and dont care about selling it for the forseeable future leave it as is
3. continuing from 2, framed, the mount will cover it anyway (if your not float mounting that is)
4. depends on the severity of the crease it can be removed with some careful ironing and a little bit of judiciously placed water, Curiousgeorge has had success with this and posted some advice on it a while back, not tried it myself though
If its really valuable you could get a professional to sort it out, if it's not and you just like the image it's unlikely anyone will notice if framed properly so dont worry about it.
EDIT: there you go, told you CG knew about creases, he beat me to it whilst i was typing 
ooh what is it? 1. dont cut it, although 1mm is hardly noticeable, it's damage in its own right, plus if the edge is deckled you'll lose that and have to do it all around the print 2. if your framing it and dont care about selling it for the forseeable future leave it as is 3. continuing from 2, framed, the mount will cover it anyway (if your not float mounting that is) 4. depends on the severity of the crease it can be removed with some careful ironing and a little bit of judiciously placed water, Curiousgeorge has had success with this and posted some advice on it a while back, not tried it myself though If its really valuable you could get a professional to sort it out, if it's not and you just like the image it's unlikely anyone will notice if framed properly so dont worry about it. EDIT: there you go, told you CG knew about creases, he beat me to it whilst i was typing |
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Chip Chop Shop, by Deleted on Nov 5, 2008 19:37:13 GMT 1, its a tea drinker. ;D
its a tea drinker. ;D
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G-Man
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Chip Chop Shop, by G-Man on Nov 5, 2008 21:31:57 GMT 1, Shit man dont go cutting the print!!!!
A pro can sort out creases for you
I'd just frame and forget bout it!
Shit man dont go cutting the print!!!!
A pro can sort out creases for you
I'd just frame and forget bout it!
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Chip Chop Shop, by onemandown72 on Nov 5, 2008 21:41:09 GMT 1, Hey, Gonna be picking up a prit on friday that has been slightly damaged for a nice reduced rate. The query i now have is what to do with said damage. The print has 2 creeses 1mm into the print on the right hand side. Luckily this is just a white border. Would you. 1: Cut 1mm of each side of the border 2: Leave in all its damaged glory. 3: Frame the print with damage but covered. 4: Anyone got a better idea.
You can repair creases as follows - I've done this myself on prints up to a value of around ยฃ500, nothing more than this.
Firstly buy some de-ionised water, you can get this from most garages as you put it in car engines. If not you can boil water and trap the steam as this has become de-ionised throguh bioling. Bassically it is wter without any impurities
2. Buy some cotton buds, put the head of the bud in the water and gently draw the water over the crease, front and back of the crease. Don't over do it as you'll soak the print
3. Get a very hard / flat surface (marble or a roof slate is also good for this) and place the creased area of the print between brown parcel paper
4. Get an iron on a very low heat setting and gently iron over where the crease is.
5. This acts to draw the crease out of the paper thought drying the paper and restores it to normal
This is a far cheaper method of sorting (as the water, buds & paper will cost around ยฃ5 whereas a paper restorer will cost 10 to 20 times more), but you do need to take care, and practice on something else first.
Also don't re-use the water loads of times, as every time you open the lid it ionises and will eventually mark the print.
Good luck and if it was my print I'd definately sort out as above and woudl ahve loking just like new
Hey, Gonna be picking up a prit on friday that has been slightly damaged for a nice reduced rate. The query i now have is what to do with said damage. The print has 2 creeses 1mm into the print on the right hand side. Luckily this is just a white border. Would you. 1: Cut 1mm of each side of the border 2: Leave in all its damaged glory. 3: Frame the print with damage but covered. 4: Anyone got a better idea. You can repair creases as follows - I've done this myself on prints up to a value of around ยฃ500, nothing more than this. Firstly buy some de-ionised water, you can get this from most garages as you put it in car engines. If not you can boil water and trap the steam as this has become de-ionised throguh bioling. Bassically it is wter without any impurities 2. Buy some cotton buds, put the head of the bud in the water and gently draw the water over the crease, front and back of the crease. Don't over do it as you'll soak the print 3. Get a very hard / flat surface (marble or a roof slate is also good for this) and place the creased area of the print between brown parcel paper 4. Get an iron on a very low heat setting and gently iron over where the crease is. 5. This acts to draw the crease out of the paper thought drying the paper and restores it to normal This is a far cheaper method of sorting (as the water, buds & paper will cost around ยฃ5 whereas a paper restorer will cost 10 to 20 times more), but you do need to take care, and practice on something else first. Also don't re-use the water loads of times, as every time you open the lid it ionises and will eventually mark the print. Good luck and if it was my print I'd definately sort out as above and woudl ahve loking just like new |
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Chip Chop Shop, by hermit on Nov 6, 2008 4:51:02 GMT 1, thanks for the tip onemandown72
thanks for the tip onemandown72
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