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Re: best way to mount personal work

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From: Lorene McIntosh (Lorene_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Sun Mar 21 2004 - 17:15:49 PST

Great advice but be careful where you use rubber cement. It is highly
acidic and will stain and deteriorate the paper ­ masking tape too.

Lorene

On 3/21/04 1:34 PM, "MarshArt1@aol.com" <MarshArt1@aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:33:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, Occasm@aol.com
> writes:
>> It was done on, believe it or not, white Kraft paper so it is not on a very
>> stiff paper. It is also 3feet wide by 4 feet high.
>> I'm not sure if I should get it dry mounted on a stiff board, or should
>> just try to frame it in a really big glass frame..
>
> I mount the work on a large piece of foam core board, cut with an outside
> dimension to fit the mat. Adhere with rubber cement. Many people do not know
> the proper way to use rubber cement.
> 

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