Flattening a Print Stored in a Tube
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Elevationframing
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Does anyone have any advice for flattening a print that was stored in a tube? I have several rare pieces that refuse to flatten out entirely and I would like to get them framed soon.
If you aren't going to frame them then a few years should do the trick. I have something that still curls at the end after 18 months after being stored in a tube for 8 years.
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eBay buy, probably. There is tons of listings that have photos of 10 year old (10 as an example) prints that look like they are lifting the books or other fairly heavy weights used to hold them “flat” for those photos. Would never buy one of those unless I thought it was an extremely good deal. Also, I always get a kick out of the photos of curled up prints hold in place by weights and sellers claiming they have been stored flat since arrival.
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Elevationframing
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Elevationframing
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Yeah I have a few that have been curling for a while. No matter what I do, I can't get them flat. It's a pain.
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Elevationframing
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Hahaha, I totally agree with you. Stored flat for the 3 minutes it takes to get these photos. I believe I've had roughly $20 ebay returns from misrepresented pieces.bubbie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:15 pmeBay buy, probably. There is tons of listings that have photos of 10 year old (10 as an example) prints that look like they are lifting the books or other fairly heavy weights used to hold them “flat” for those photos. Would never buy one of those unless I thought it was an extremely good deal. Also, I always get a kick out of the photos of curled up prints hold in place by weights and sellers claiming they have been stored flat since arrival.
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Elevationframing
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A conservator could flatten them. The cost isn't worth it unless you intend on framing
NEWPORTS69 wrote:ive kept journal for very long time and ranked public restrooms because i srs hate using them, was working on an app but im not very smart
Micheals has a vacuum table , don't know if its something they offer but Ive got them to do it for me twice . Worked great and made a slight crease disappear
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I ended up one time with an eBay purchased tube-stored print. It must have been years. After one year of flattening, it stilled immediately curled up into a six inch diameter. I got obsessed with flattening it cause I wasn’t gonna let it beat me. In the end I reversed rolled it and let it sit for a year and that more or less did the trick.bubbie wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:15 pmeBay buy, probably. There is tons of listings that have photos of 10 year old (10 as an example) prints that look like they are lifting the books or other fairly heavy weights used to hold them “flat” for those photos. Would never buy one of those unless I thought it was an extremely good deal. Also, I always get a kick out of the photos of curled up prints hold in place by weights and sellers claiming they have been stored flat since arrival.
