MoMack Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Any of your guys collect posters and have a good idea for storage for me? I have too many to frame right now ($$) but want to get them out of the tubes.I was told this is the best option: "Picturesque Presentation Case" but can't find a Canadian or Canadian online retailer, and the shipping/duty will add 50% from Jerrysart.com or whatever its called.Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Find one of those poster racks with all of the Bieber posters in them at Zellers.Glad I could help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 That's where I got all of my pre-teen heart-throb poster shopping done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 That's where I got all of my pre-teen heart-throb poster shopping done. fixed it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I saw this in your whack shack out back when I visited you a couple of summers ago, now you know why I haven't been back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Itoya Art Portfolio, up to 18" x 24", acid-free mylar sleeves and paper liners, hard plastic outer cover, easy room for up to 50 prints. around $50. Dunno where you are, but they are very common in most art supply stores. For prints larger than that, your options are limited and/or price skyrockets, but the most economical approach is a large sheet of acid-free matt board, scored and folded to sleeve prints (you can stack prints back to back as long as the stock is acid-free, otherwsie you'd need liner sheets), inside any hard case (I use Mezzi aluminum cases, approx 28" x 40", but I don't think they are avaibale any more and they are very pricey.) NEVER store a print rolled if you can avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Itoya sounds perfect - I'm in Toronto, so I should be able to get into an art store somewhere downtown.Any tips for flattening prints that have been rolled up for ummm.. a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 A flat surface and some thick books are your friend. It will take weeks, even months for the thickest stock to flatten out. Be very careful when trying to flatten the thicker ones, the surface will bubble if you force it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) if you get the Itoya case with a hard cover, make sure to check for cracks in the binding. i went to get one at wallacks and all 4 they had there were cracked, had to order one, which arrived cracked also. it sure seems like they crack easily, i'm pretty sure ours cracked later anyway. Edited January 16, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) odd that yours were cracked, phorbesie. ive had a couple for years and they remain in perfect condition. re: flattening ... yes, the idea is to gently place weight onto the print to allow it to eventually flatten on its own. never force, backroll, bend or crease the print. treat it like your first lover. gentle, gradual and clean are key. if it has been rolled for a while, WASH YOUR HANDS AND DRY THEM, carefully remove it from the tube ... in an extreme case, this may require gently sticking your clean hand inside, applying friction on the print and shifting/moving the inner layer of the print a bit tighter inside the tube to relieve the outer tension inside the tube. if you can move the inner edge an inch, that will be enough. once removed, gently lay it curl up, (face up, assuming the print was rolled properly) onto a large clean, flat surface. gently spread it from the center out and place something clean, like a couple of books or glasses with marbles in them near the center. i use eight, heavy tumbler glasses. (nothing sharp or cornered should be used as weight.) the edges will want to stay rolled, that's fine. gradually, move the weights to the edges so it lays flat. this could take a minute or an hour or more depending on how heavy the print stock is. don't try to place the weights immediately at the corners, this could damage things as you would really need four hands to do it carefully. you may need to forfeit your table for a day. but you will not necessarily need to flatten the print all the way. you will just need to flatten it enough so it doesn't violently curl up when you go to slide it into the mylar sleeves in the portfolio. simply storing them in there will eventually flatten them. the table/books/glasses technique is intended primarily to get them flat enough to then carefully get them into flat storage. Edited January 17, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thanks for all the help folks. Looks like I have a project for the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 No problem buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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