Storing posters...

molocono
molocono Posts: 116
edited August 2010 in The Porch
Ok, so what's the best way to store away a poster...keep it in the tube or frame it?
I won't be having a place to put up my posters for at least a year, but I dunno if I should go ahead and frame them or leave them in the tube.
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  • ericwaller20
    ericwaller20 Posts: 325
    I had way to many to frame so i purchased a presentation case to put them in so they would be protected. im definitely not an expert at poster storage but i think leaving them rolled in the tubes is not good for them. here is where i purchased my case from.

    http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/Portfolios-and-Presentation/Picturesque-Presentation-Cases.htm
  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,453
    Get them out of the tubes! The portfolios from Jerry's are top notch, but if you can't afford them, I've had pretty good luck with the Itoya portfolios. You can get the Itoya's on Amazon.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    Cheapest and easiest route to go:

    Go to any craft store and pick a science fair board up for less than $5:

    716efecf.jpg

    Open it up, lay the poster down. Put a piece of acid free craft paper in-between each poster and then close up the two sides. It stores them flat and they fit perfectly 8-)
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  • 50 Foot Roman
    50 Foot Roman Posts: 242
    Thanks LukinFan! Great advice.

    Also, can you purchase the boards with a science project already on them?? I wish they had that when I was a kid... :D
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    LukinFan wrote:
    Cheapest and easiest route to go:

    Go to any craft store and pick a science fair board up for less than $5:

    716efecf.jpg

    Open it up, lay the poster down. Put a piece of acid free craft paper in-between each poster and then close up the two sides. It stores them flat and they fit perfectly 8-)

    this is good..thanks
    I was looking at the portfolio binders myself, but i dont plan on storing them for too long...hopefully i'll be able to frame all mine in less than a year...and then i wouldnt really have much use for the portfolio binder...

    Is this an accepted method of storage by the poster pros?
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    MN11599 wrote:
    Thanks LukinFan! Great advice.

    Also, can you purchase the boards with a science project already on them?? I wish they had that when I was a kid... :D
    :lol::lol::lol: it was the first picture that I could find of a board
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  • The Fixer
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    ericwaller20 wrote:
    I had way to many to frame so i purchased a presentation case to put them in so they would be protected. im definitely not an expert at poster storage but i think leaving them rolled in the tubes is not good for them. here is where i purchased my case from.

    http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/Portfolios-and-Presentation/Picturesque-Presentation-Cases.htm

    which size do you recommend for PJ posters?
  • ericwaller20
    ericwaller20 Posts: 325
    I bought the 24 x 36 portfolio and bought both 24 x 36 refills and 18 x 24 refills. that way all of my psoters would fit into one or the other
  • lolobugg
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    Do you know how many inserts come with the case, and how many total (refills) it can hold? Couldn't find the info on Jerry's page. Thanks.

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  • DE483
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    5 inserts with the case. Case holds up to 40 inserts. Additional 5 cost $37 I think.
  • Bathgate66
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    if you have any of the larger prints,
    such as Klausens Atlantic City '05 or Los Angeles ' 06 ,
    then the 36 x 24 Portfolio is the way to go .
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  • demetrios
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    LukinFan wrote:
    Cheapest and easiest route to go:

    Go to any craft store and pick a science fair board up for less than $5:

    716efecf.jpg

    Open it up, lay the poster down. Put a piece of acid free craft paper in-between each poster and then close up the two sides. It stores them flat and they fit perfectly 8-)

    :shock:

    All I pay is for the art/gig prints & acid free paper? Sweet!I live by 5 schools, all close to walking distances. I can't wait now for their science fair exhibits this coming season! :mrgreen:
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    demetrios wrote:
    LukinFan wrote:
    Cheapest and easiest route to go:

    Go to any craft store and pick a science fair board up for less than $5:

    716efecf.jpg

    Open it up, lay the poster down. Put a piece of acid free craft paper in-between each poster and then close up the two sides. It stores them flat and they fit perfectly 8-)

    :shock:

    All I pay is for the art/gig prints & acid free paper? Sweet!I live by 5 schools, all close to walking distances. I can't wait now for their science fair exhibits this coming season! :mrgreen:
    D: "No really officer, I just wanted buy a science fair board to store my posters!" :lol::lol::lol:;)
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    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    LukinFan wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    LukinFan wrote:
    Cheapest and easiest route to go:

    Go to any craft store and pick a science fair board up for less than $5:

    716efecf.jpg

    Open it up, lay the poster down. Put a piece of acid free craft paper in-between each poster and then close up the two sides. It stores them flat and they fit perfectly 8-)

    :shock:

    All I pay is for the art/gig prints & acid free paper? Sweet!I live by 5 schools, all close to walking distances. I can't wait now for their science fair exhibits this coming season! :mrgreen:
    D: "No really officer, I just wanted buy a science fair board to store my posters!" :lol::lol::lol:;)

    :lol:
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    I don't see what is wrong with keeping them rolled in tubes until you are ready to frame them. That's what i do.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    aNiMaL wrote:
    I don't see what is wrong with keeping them rolled in tubes until you are ready to frame them. That's what i do.
    they can get roll bends
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    LukinFan wrote:
    aNiMaL wrote:
    I don't see what is wrong with keeping them rolled in tubes until you are ready to frame them. That's what i do.
    they can get roll bends
    What are "roll bends?" Is that a fancy way of saying the poster will stay in a rolled form when stored in rolled a tube?
  • Antreaper
    Antreaper Posts: 256
    GREAT idea on the posterboard. I've been looking for a way to store my posters that is more "cost efficient." Perfect!

    Just gotta find a place to put the posterboard where theres no chance of damage...Under my bed?

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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    Antreaper wrote:

    Just gotta find a place to put the posterboard where theres no chance of damage...Under my bed?
    I have mine in a shelf in a closet
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    aNiMaL wrote:
    LukinFan wrote:
    aNiMaL wrote:
    I don't see what is wrong with keeping them rolled in tubes until you are ready to frame them. That's what i do.
    they can get roll bends
    What are "roll bends?" Is that a fancy way of saying the poster will stay in a rolled form when stored in rolled a tube?
    sort of- basically it can make permanent crease marks all throughout the poster. I bought one from Ames years ago and it came like this
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    2014: Memphis
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    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
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