Dry Mount Tissue: Drytac Trimount? BufferMount?

Wayne-xx

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Greetings! I need to buy dry mount tissue for mounting Ilford WTFB on 4 ply rag board. I have used RagMount in the past but it is no longer available. I am looking for an alternative (I am less interested in being told not to dry mount!). I don't think reversibility is a big issue for me. Has anybody used Drytac Trimount or Expression/D&K BufferMount? Are there others that I haven't considered? Any thoughts that might help me make a decision are greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Wayne
 

DREW WILEY

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Drytac Trimount is now the quality standard. You can use it just like Seal Colormount, around 200 - 220F (not hotter). It achieves final bonding when cooling under pressure.
 

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I'm using both D&K and Drytac regularly. This is with Ilford fiber based papers and their Art 300 paper as well, mounted on 4-ply museum rag mat. At 200ºF and 2 minutes, the results are excellent and consistent.
 

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Danner said:
I'm using both D&K and Drytac regularly. This is with Ilford fiber based papers and their Art 300 paper as well, mounted on 4-ply museum rag mat. At 200ºF and 2 minutes, the results are excellent and consistent.
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Eight ply archival museum 100% rag board, while a more costly choice, may be a better choice for mounting, together with corner protectors.

Best to buy these wholesale with a tax number.
 
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Wayne-xx

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Danner said:
I'm using both D&K and Drytac regularly. This is with Ilford fiber based papers and their Art 300 paper as well, mounted on 4-ply museum rag mat. At 200ºF and 2 minutes, the results are excellent and consistent.
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Thanks Danner. Good to know. Do you notice any difference in ease of use or performance?
 

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Wayne-xx said:
Thanks Danner. Good to know. Do you notice any difference in ease of use or performance?
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Both brands function equally well, no preference. Checked my stash, and I also have some Arista tissues in 8x10, and they work perfectly well too.
I do suggest using a quality parchment paper (like chef's use to line cookie sheets), and use it as your release paper. I get some French-made stuff from Sam's Club in the US. It won't bond to the dry mount tissues under the tacking iron. When I mount a photo to a mat, the emulsion is facing up to meet the heated platen of the dry mount press, and I put a sheet of parchment paper in between to protect the platen. You don't want to goober that up.

Dry mount is such an excellent way to mount photographs, it's a real luxury item in my darkroom.

Cheers and good luck.
 
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