Dry mounting is
a permanent mounting process where the art is glued to
a mounting board, using heat and pressure. The mounting
board is usually a foam core board, but other boards can
be used depending on the circumstances of how the art
will be used. A tissue type adhesive is placed between
the art and the mounting board. This combination is then
inserted into a vacuum press and heated up to activate
the adhesive while the press applies pressure.
If a piece of art is to be conservation framed then dry
mounting cannot be used, since it would adversely affect
the value of the art. Dry mounting is used when the aesthetic
appearance of the art warrants it to be flat.
An inexpensive replaceable movie poster, art poster or
music poster would be good examples of items that would
be dry mounted. |
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