Advice on removing creases from posters

phungi

Recently scored some long time ISOs but one or two had some creases (which I knew when I purchased).

If anyone has recommendations, let me know.

I am referring to "dents" or "creases from bends" but not "complete folds".

RobbyD462

I'd put either some books on top of it, on a flat surface.
Or just frame it. Hopefully the glass with straighten it out,
or at least hide it to the eye!
Good luck

Jamminonthe1

bend it backwards the other way

ahill721

Stack books ontop of the creases. I had one mailed to me that looked like a daamn accordian, and after about three weeks under a ton of books, they turned into small little waves, and once framed, unnoticeable.

pjradio

absolutely nothing can be done, therefore, send them my way.

pdalowsky

this might sound crazy - but iron them? underneath some fabric?

dangerboy

not crazy paul. some ppl will try to smooth things out with the bottom of a spoon. some use an iron through linen or craft paper. there are more odd tricks i'm sure

eldarion75

Sorry Paul but do not do not do not use an iron in any way shape or form or any heat source. it destabilses the ink and it'll eventually flake off like dust. You might get away with it inside a frame but the minute you move that mother your print will have a gaping hole. don't do it.

Find a flat(clean!!) surface and put some new brown wrapping paper down, then the print, then and this is critical, more paper on top of the print, then put the heaviest books you can find and leave them there for as long as possible. it wont remove the crease marks but it will flatten the print for you.

Hope this helps and the very best of luck to you.

AfghanTwilight

I received a damaged Emek Ben Harper print years ago from someone who got a replacement, and I decided to iron it. You simply turn it upside down and place a good, stable piece of fabric below it. It nearly took out all the major wrinkles.

I can't speak to the ink thing, as I suffered no loss in that department. I do know you want nothing to do with moisture in the iron. Dry as a bone only way to go.

The other, more damning route is to have them drymounted. I despise the practice, but if these were long-time ISOs and you don't ever intend on getting rid of them, profit and originality via wrinkles hold no value to you. Dry mounting will absolutely remove the wrinkles, but destroy the value.

pjradio

AfghanTwilight wrote:

The other, more damning route is to have them drymounted. I despise the practice, but if these were long-time ISOs and you don't ever intend on getting rid of them, profit and originality via wrinkles hold no value to you. Dry mounting will absolutely remove the wrinkles, but destroy the value.

this too^^^

phungi

thanks all!

Elzar

put the poster between 2 heavy large pieces of glass - thick tempered heavy glass works best. Let it sit for a while, a month or more depending on damage. Then after the paper is flat as possible, you can proceed to "massage" wrinkles/dents/etc out - very carefully and gently so you dont make more damage.

never use extreme heat or moisture/water - it will damage paper and inks. You will have a moldy and mildew paper. Heat and water will also stretch and deform paper fibers.

They are like Gremlins, keep them out of sunlight and never near any water!

sometimes, it best to leave any damage alone so as to not create more (worse) damage.

AfghanTwilight

You could always roll them along the edge of a table, like people do to uncrinkle paper.

rbrum7

AfghanTwilight wrote:

I received a damaged Emek Ben Harper print years ago from someone who got a replacement, and I decided to iron it. You simply turn it upside down and place a good, stable piece of fabric below it. It nearly took out all the major wrinkles.

I can't speak to the ink thing, as I suffered no loss in that department. I do know you want nothing to do with moisture in the iron. Dry as a bone only way to go.

The other, more damning route is to have them drymounted. I despise the practice, but if these were long-time ISOs and you don't ever intend on getting rid of them, profit and originality via wrinkles hold no value to you. Dry mounting will absolutely remove the wrinkles, but destroy the value.

I just got started collecting posters and I hear about "dry mounting" on these threads a lot. Can you please explain exactly what that means? I assume its like glueing or affixing the print somehow to a piece of cardboard or something and then framing? Am I even close? :?:

Thanks!

dangerboy

yes. gluing with spray adhesive to a foam core board usually. while the process results in a smoothed print, it can never be removed from the foam core.

Grandmas Jam

pdalowsky wrote:

this might sound crazy - but iron them? underneath some fabric?

i have heard this same thing before