Dry Mounting / Release Paper Question?

Excellent, most appreciated.

CreationBear said:

use a medium heat teflon tacking iron to immobilize a place in the center of it

Just so I understand correctly, the tacking iron touches the paper emulsion without blemishing it? At any rate, thanks for taking us through your process.

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No... the dry mount tissue is attached to the back of the photograph
...release paper is placed between the iron and the drymount tissue.....so the tissue doesn't stick to the iron.

That’s the way I’ve seen it done (at least on YT ) but if I understand correctly, Drew‘s approach is a bit different, especially when registering the print on the mat board.

Yes, my custom is different, easier, and more precise. After pre-drying the print, the mounting tissue (trimmed just slightly smaller to prevent any overlap), is tacked to the back of the print using the taking iron with a tiny slip sheet of silicone release paper in between. Then the tissue is permanently bonded to the back of the print in the mounting press, obviously with a full oversized sheet of release paper in between the back of the print and the reusable matboard sandwich itself.

When that has cooled off under weight, the resultant print/tissue ply is trimmed together, at exactly the same size. Then comes the final procedure. Once the print is precisely positioned where I want it on its mount, I briefly immobilize it using the tacking iron on the face of the print (but no release paper in that case!). Then into the press for the final time.

CreationBear said:

That’s the way I’ve seen it done (at least on YT ) but if I understand correctly, Drew‘s approach is a bit different, especially when registering the print on the mat board.

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Well you always have to tack the print/tissue to the matboard by using the iron on the face of the print.... i can't see how you can do it any other way. I use release paper for that maneuver as well

See attached. I have mounted maybe a thousand prints with this.

GregY said:

Well you always have to tack the print/tissue to the matboard by using the iron on the face of the print.... i can't see how you can do it any other way. I use release paper for that maneuver as well

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I tack the tissue to one edge of the print using a small piece of reelase paper. Turn over, and align on mount, and small tack on the mount. Then assembly goes into sandwich and press. The tacking iron only ever touches release paper.

I have never had release paper coating melt - it usually is crosslinked silicone compound. Used for direct coating by 350F hot melt adhesive.