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05-19-2008, 03:12 PM
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So I have a vintage poster which I'd like to frame and put up. Unfortunately, during shipping, the tube was partially f-d up (thanks UPS) and wrinkled the center of the poster a bit. I'd like to straighten this out so its smooth again.
Any suggestions?
Flat surface and a ton of textbooks? 
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05-19-2008, 03:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | | the textbook method with a couple sheets of ply (with paper between the ply and poster) could work.
Can you not also iron a poster? stick a sheet or towel over it and then iron over the mangled bit? (I dont know, it is just an idea, dont try it as it may ruin it!)
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05-19-2008, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk the textbook method with a couple sheets of ply (with paper between the ply and poster) could work.
Can you not also iron a poster? stick a sheet or towel over it and then iron over the mangled bit? (I dont know, it is just an idea, dont try it as it may ruin it!) | I tried ironing a poster although I don't know if I used sheets/towels in between. It, uh... didn't work very well. The poster ended up coming out really wrinkly. |
05-19-2008, 03:47 PM
| | | | If you frame it, it can usually be nicely restored by a professional. Not a big job if it's just wrinkles, especially if you've placed a pile of dictionaries over it for some time. My other option would be scan-restore-reprint, but that depends on what facilities you can use. |
05-19-2008, 04:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | How much do these restoration services usually run? This is a very valuable poster... and if it didn't have these wrinkles, I could buy a Mesa 400+ 
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05-19-2008, 08:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seweracuse, NY | | | That sucks. I have some sixties Avalon/Filmore posters that are in that price range along with some modern screen printed limited prints from the best of the modern music artists too. I feel your pain.
Find someone with a dry-mount press. Any decent framing place should have one. DON'T have the poster dry-mounted. DO have someone at the place who handles high end photos, art, etc. look at your print and evaluate the possibility of using the press to take care of your problems. I use a press to flatten my fiber based photographic prints, and I've seen people 'minimize' damage like yours pretty effectively.
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05-20-2008, 10:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | This is a Peter Max poster, I've seen these go for $1400+ on ebay
Gonna look for someone with a drymount press 
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05-20-2008, 11:03 AM
| | | | I worked at a frame store. If it has a any creases in it, then they will not come out.
To flatten it take it to a picture frame store and they can put it in a heat dry mount press that will flatten it.
When you have it framed the framer can take care of it.
Be sure to use all acid free material and do not MOUNT IT on anything. Mounting it kills the value. Any unmounted poster is going to pucker from humidity in the air.
Never store it near direct sunlight either. It will fade really fast. |
05-20-2008, 01:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodburn, Oregon | | | FLATTENING A POSTER?
Why? What did he write about you?
(Sorry... I resisted as long as possible)
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05-20-2008, 02:08 PM
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05-20-2008, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rfclef FLATTENING A POSTER?
Why? What did he write about you?
(Sorry... I resisted as long as possible) | Ha. You beat me to it.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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