Thursday, March 20, 2008

caring for printed canvas 3

Sometimes it is tempting to put two printed surfaces together. This happens when you are handling a number of prints and are pressed for space. New prints take some days for the varnish to dry thoroughly and two varnished surfaces pressed together will bond and there will be a lovely tearing sound as you try to part them.

New prints on a roll should have barrier paper so that they varnished surfaces do not adhere to another surface. This is especially true if the roll is going to be stored for any length of time. Drying of the varnish is a function of temperature and humidity so I cannot give you any definitive time spans for safe handling. We guarantee that we will deliver it to you intact but who knows what will happen after you have spread it out across your living room floor...

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