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bosshogg18bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,099
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Does anyone know of any good poster restoration places? I have a Dallas 98 and a Mansfield 98 that are not in the best of shape and want to have them repaired closest to original as can be. If anyone has had any repairs to their posters, please let me know. Thanks.
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  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    Lumiere poster restoration in California. His name is Mario. He just did a full restoration on a 2001 a space odyssey poster of mine and it looks flawless
  • given2fly23given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 5,930
    Personal opinion....don't do it. I never get why people want posters they plan to keep to be in perfect condition. Two of the posters on my walls are seriously rough, one of them I actually tore off the wall at The Vic (not PJ). They're awesome. Pin holes, scotch tape, tear, crease, whatever...if you're not selling then keep it as-is.

    Just my opinion.



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  • bosshogg18bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,099
    given2fly23 said:

    Personal opinion....don't do it. I never get why people want posters they plan to keep to be in perfect condition. Two of the posters on my walls are seriously rough, one of them I actually tore off the wall at The Vic (not PJ). They're awesome. Pin holes, scotch tape, tear, crease, whatever...if you're not selling then keep it as-is.

    Just my opinion.



    Not into stuff looking like shit that is why I want them restored. Sorry just difference of opinion. I am a bit of a perfectionist.
  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Post some before and after pictures
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    buck502000 said:

    Post some before and after pictures

    I will this evening when I get home to my lap top. I can also PM you my cell number if you'd like me to text the photos sooner.
  • derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    edited December 2016
    This reminds me of a restoration project from a few years ago...
    check out this thread from 2012 about a '98 Hartford poster:

    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/186827/hartford-98-poster-restoration-project-complete

    there are links to before / after pictures & the finished framed poster in the OP!!
    Post edited by derbydave on
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • given2fly23given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 5,930
    Wow, that Hartford looks amazing. If you were gonna go that nice with it it's worth it. If I was just hanging the poster, I would leave it in the original condition and frame it. I just like the vintage, weathered look, especially if there's a story behind it.
    Found: Soundgarden Hyde Park DVD (Thank you for the gift!)
    Posters for Sale: http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/117469/posters-for-sale
    T-Shirts for Sale: http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/149289/pj-t-shirt-trade-or-sale
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    2001 A space odyssey Style C poster restored with Lumiere restoration.

    Before:

    photo IMG_8665_zpsp8h7a6we.png


    After:

    photo IMG_8668_zpsyqoip6qc.jpeg
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,288
    riley540 said:

    2001 A space odyssey Style C poster restored with Lumiere restoration.

    Before:

    photo IMG_8665_zpsp8h7a6we.png


    After:

    photo IMG_8668_zpsyqoip6qc.jpeg

    Wow. Pretty damn good!
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh


  • brewdog123brewdog123 ATL Posts: 672
    I recommend these guys
    http://postermountain.blogspot.com/

    i have used them twice and they were very friendly and had good prices. here is a link to many before and after pictures:
    http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89727


    and here is an example of one of my own
    before
    image

    after
    image
    Atlanta, GA 8/7/00...Atlanta, GA 4/19/03...Columbia, SC 6/16/08...New Orleans, LA 5/1/10...East Troy, WI 9/3/11... East Troy, WI 9/4/11... Atlanta, GA 9/22/12...Greenville, SC 4/16/16...Nashville, TN 9/16/22
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    brewdog123 said:

    I recommend these guys
    http://postermountain.blogspot.com/

    i have used them twice and they were very friendly and had good prices. here is a link to many before and after pictures:
    http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89727


    and here is an example of one of my own
    before
    image

    after
    image

    Poster mountain is great!! Just nutty prices
  • deadendpdeadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    edited December 2016
    I love seeing all of the before and after photos.

    Art is an investment. I appreciate preserving the life a poster has lived. I would roll with it untouched. I also appreciate giving a poster a bit of a facelift if that is what works for you.

    Either way, take art and love it. Do with it in whatever makes it feel at home to you. Just enjoy it. :smile:
    Post edited by deadendp on
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
  • crookedcrosscrookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,510
    These restorations are pretty amazing. Didn't know the difference was that much. Do they steam them?
  • derbydavederbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    crookedcross said:

    These restorations are pretty amazing. Didn't know the difference was that much. Do they steam them?

    You could PM otter and ask him for more details...
    I met Shaun in the merch line at Ottawa this year and he told us the whole story!!
    They really did a great job restoring his poster,
    I'm sure he'd be happy share the details with you if you're interested!!
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


    http://www.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=170

  • otter523otter523 Posts: 250
    Hey Dave! Hope that poster collection is treating you well. Guessing you are building more walls :)

    I used Poster Fix in Brooklyn. Long process and a bit of a quirky owner but very pleased with how it turned out. Not cheap is a common theme it looks like in retorations!
    09/13/98 - 08/27/00 - 08/29/00 - 08/30/00 - 04/29/03 - 07/03/03 - 07/11/03 - 09/28/04 - 09/15/05 - 05/12/06 -10/15/13 - 10/25/13 - 04/29/16 - 05/01/16 - 05/02/16 - 05/08/16 - 08/05/16 - 08/07/16 - RRHOF-04/07/17 - 09/02/18 - 09/04/18 - 09/03/22 - 09/11/22

    E.V-06/08/09 - 06/09/09
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    otter523 said:

    Hey Dave! Hope that poster collection is treating you well. Guessing you are building more walls :)

    I used Poster Fix in Brooklyn. Long process and a bit of a quirky owner but very pleased with how it turned out. Not cheap is a common theme it looks like in retorations!


    I have heard horror stories about Chris not returning people's stuff. He has two lobby cards of mine right now, so I'm happy to see a positive review!
  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I have Hartford and Pittsburgh 98s on the way and they appear to need help...
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    buck502000 said:

    I have Hartford and Pittsburgh 98s on the way and they appear to need help...

    Contact Mario at Lumiere poster restoration. He pulled a mirricle on one of my posters
  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    riley540 said:

    buck502000 said:

    I have Hartford and Pittsburgh 98s on the way and they appear to need help...

    Contact Mario at Lumiere poster restoration. He pulled a mirricle on one of my posters
    How much miracles cost these days? ;)
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    My 27x41 movie poster is posted earlier in this thread, tape stains, color fading, tears, cracks. All fixed for $360
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
    Looks like they scanned it and touched it up in Photoshop, then reprinted
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    hrd2imgn said:

    Looks like they scanned it and touched it up in Photoshop, then reprinted

    Mario is the man. He does a lot of restoration work for the high auction houses like Heritage, and emovieposter. I have it on my wall now. Someone offered me a lot of $$$ for it, but I just couldn't ever sell it

  • bosshogg18bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,099
    riley540 said:

    hrd2imgn said:

    Looks like they scanned it and touched it up in Photoshop, then reprinted

    Mario is the man. He does a lot of restoration work for the high auction houses like Heritage, and emovieposter. I have it on my wall now. Someone offered me a lot of $$$ for it, but I just couldn't ever sell it

    Riley, they restored the original poster right? This response makes me think they did indeed scan the poster, retouch it and send you a copy of the original. No way I want a copy of my poster. I want the original back...even if it is not 100% perfect.
  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Is that a common practice *^^
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,288
    The poster was restored not reprinted.
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh


  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    bosshogg18 said:

    riley540 said:

    hrd2imgn said:

    Looks like they scanned it and touched it up in Photoshop, then reprinted

    Mario is the man. He does a lot of restoration work for the high auction houses like Heritage, and emovieposter. I have it on my wall now. Someone offered me a lot of $$$ for it, but I just couldn't ever sell it

    Riley, they restored the original poster right? This response makes me think they did indeed scan the poster, retouch it and send you a copy of the original. No way I want a copy of my poster. I want the original back...even if it is not 100% perfect.
    Restored. It is the original poster. John Davis at poster mountain and Mario from lumiere are the best in the business and have contracts with the major auction houses.
  • riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    Best restoration job I've had done yet! 
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,660
    I had a few posters will rolls like that in it (from being framed in cheap walmart frames for far too many years).    When I took it to my local framing place, they put them in some kind of heavy metal press (that I don't think did anything by flatten them) for several days.   They looked great when framing.  Even my Gorge '05 poster that had a few creases in it from being squished by rowdy fans (before they started selling tubes at the shows) looks pretty good framed.   You can see one crease if you stare at it really hard from 6 inches away, but other then that it looks great framed.

    I guess a flat press and alot of weight goes a long way to making a questionable poster look really good in a frame.
  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Still have like 4-5 98's that need some love - not sure if I should sell or go full on with the restoration jobs.  :grimacing:
  • kaseylilykaseylily Michigan, USA Posts: 259
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