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BEST WAY TO FLATTEN MULTIPLE POSTERS??

starmap3333starmap3333 Posts: 3,925
edited April 2011 in The Porch
Usually I put some kraft down, then the poster, then more kraft, then a bunch of heavy books... but I have like 80+ I want to flatten.. Any tips to speed this up?
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  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    go to a hobby lobby or framing store... call around a few places, matte boards should run about $6 a large sheet, make sure they are acid free. Stack your prints in between matte boards, flatten as many as you can, put heavy objects on top to keep it flat while you tape the hell out of the edges... THEN, put some kraft paper on top of that, because tape can be sketchy, stack more prints, stack another matte board, tape, repeat... can be put under bed, between mattress, on side, etc.
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  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    place them in your driveway and park your car ontop of them ..... thats how i do it .. :D:D


    honestly i got about 100 posters between two 2'x3' foam core boards . acid free paper between each one.... them i placed some books or anything heavy i got laying around my house (grandma,girlfriend,dogs..etc )
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  • High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    I've been transitioning from tubes to a folio and been putting one at a time between two sheets of plexiglass (and kraft paper), then putting them under my mattress on the box spring. It KINDA works. The ends are still a little rolled up, like they wouldn't stay flat without putting those photo corner things on to hold them down before I slide them in the folio.
    How long do you guys usually keep the heavy books etc on top of them before they are TOTALLY flat? I've been doing a week per poster under the mattress, but maybe it's just too "soft" to flatten them.
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  • LeafsJaysCubsRaptorsFanLeafsJaysCubsRaptorsFan Posts: 3,417
    I use foamcore boards. Just put clamps on the sides of the boards and I also put some extra weight on in the middle.
  • nicky-p38nicky-p38 Posts: 420
    edited April 2011
    "honestly i got about 100 posters between two 2'x3' foam core boards . acid free paper between each one.... them i placed some books..."

    Ive been meaning to do this too...where do you get your acid free kraft paper. Online, I could only find big rolls for like $60, which is more than I need.
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  • dwhite76dwhite76 Posts: 2,801
    Fastest cheapest way is just whay your doing. I do it the same way. But I have a piece of cardboard on the top and I use heavy weight distributed evenly. Remember the longer the poster is rolled the longer to flatten. Then just store them the same way in a cardboard folder. I got 3 huge ones for free from my local art dealer. I hope this helps.
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  • PilateOfTheStormPilateOfTheStorm Posts: 4,319
    joe2468 wrote:
    ...

    them i placed some books or anything heavy i got laying around my house (grandma,girlfriend,dogs..etc )


    :lol::lol:
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 95,318
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_ZSJjHpyY

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  • JV130312JV130312 STATE OF LOVE & TRUST Posts: 2,513
    Acid free box.

    Coraplast wrapped in kraft paper, poster, paper, poster, paper, poster, paper...coraplast wrapped in acid free kraft paper. Heavy Book in the center. Flattens in a few days.
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Prob not the best way, but I have my portfolio, I flatten it out (somewhat, not fully cause it takes too long). Then I make sure it fits in the sleeve perfectly (no dog ears, cause it still has a tendency to roll up a bit) But from the weight of all the other posters, they flatten out perfectly.
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