What is Dry Mounting?

Dry mounting the process of heat-bonding a flat picture to another flat object such as card. This is usually a permanent process, but reversible products are available.
Advantages:

• • the process can often totally flatten wrinkled or wavy artwork.
  • the artwork is made stable.
  • the backing provides rigidity and protection.

Our fantastic ‘Hot Press’ dry mounting vacuum press and laminator can vastly improve the appearance of wrinkled or creased images, or provide stability for delicate or thin items.
In addition to dry mounting, we laminate in a variety of special finishes, including Heatseal, which contains UV inhibitors, helping preserve your art and colours, and textured laminates, such as ‘Canvastex’, which turns your art into a canvas! Your art can be mounted onto various substances, including foam board and MDF. We recommend ‘Artcare Restore Foamboard’. We dry mount for many framers around the area. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

*Not all items are suitable for dry mounting, and we will advise whether your piece is appropriate for the procedure.

What is Laminating?

Laminating seals your artwork using a variety of heat-activated films. The result depends on the texture chosen, but will be flat, and offers extra protection from UV light.

We laminate with a variety of special finishes, including Drytac products, which can contain UV inhibitors, helping preserve your art and colours, and textured laminates, such as ‘Canvastex’, which turns your art into a canvas!

Your art can also be mounted onto various substrates, including foam board and MDF. We recommend ‘Artcare Restore Foamboard’.*

*Not all items are suitable for dry mounting, and we will advise whether your piece is appropriate for the procedure. .

Plesae get in touch to discuss your requirements