Mounting services involve applying adhesive to a mounting board, applying a print, photo, map, poster, or other paper product to the adhesive, resulting in a fine quality presentation of the original printed product. Photo Colorgraphix mounts many prints from many sources to many different products every day.




Mounting Substrates

Photo Colorgraphix can mount your product onto any one of the many substrates listed below:
  • 3/16" Fomecore
  • 3/16" Acid Free Fomecore
  • 3/16" Black Gator Board to 5'x10'
  • 1/2" Black Gator Board to 5'x10'
  • 3/4" Black Gator Board to 4'x8'
  • 1" Black Gator Board to 5'x10'
  • 3/16" White Gator Board to 4'x8'
  • 1/2" White Gator Board to 4'x8' Masonite
  • 1/8" Aluminum
  • 1/4" Aluminum
  • 3/16" Korplast (corrugated plastic) Plastic, Acrylic, Plexiglas, Sintra


Mounting Terms:

  • Flush Mount - Print is mounted and trimmed to the edge of the mount board.
  • Float Mount - Print is trimmed to image, and mounted onto larger board, forming a border around print.
  • Butt Mount - Mounting two images onto one board with the images butted together.
  • 3 - D Mount - Print is mounted to a board, then board is mounted to another board with a shim beneath to create a 3 Dimensional effect. Often applied to collage projects.
  • Face Mount - Optically clear adhesive is applied to the top (image) of the print, print is then mounted to clear Plexiglas, image visible thru the Plexiglas
  • Adhesive Mount - Applying adhesive to the back of the print so that it may be mounted onto some other surface. Often associated with "window" adhesive, a low tack adhesive is mounted to the back of a print allowing it to be stuck to a window or other surface for temporary use, normally in specialty advertising.
  • Double Sided Mount - Mounting a print to one side of the board, then mounting another print to the back of the same board. Often used where a hanging sign can be viewed from two directions.




Laminating Terms:

  1. Textured Laminate - Used for trade show graphics where the products will be handled often and subject to constant travel as well as being rolled and unrolled for trade shows, the product is scuff resistant, non reflective, and long lasting. Best choice for photo displays where lights and/or windows may cause unwanted reflections.
  2. Glossy Lamination - Shiny finish on this laminate makes it stand out brilliantly, but also makes it difficult to see the graphic, due to reflections of light or windows opposite. Also scratches easily, and soon looks the worse for wear. Not a wise choice for trade show or ad display graphics.
  3. Dry Erase Laminate - A specialty laminate that allows for the use of dry erase markers to be used on the finished mounted print and erased as desired.
  4. Weather Shield - A special laminate that has been formulated to be protect prints that are to be used out doors. High in UV protection, they also protect against weather, heat, rain, etc.
  5. Deep Etch Canvas Laminate - A 10mil laminate with a deep canvas texture that can be used to laminate a digital print of an oil painting giving the illusion that the reproduction is actually a canvas.
  6. Encapsulate Laminating - Laminating both sides of a trimmed print, leaving an 1/8" bead of laminate around the print.
  7. Wrap Laminating - Covering the print with laminate, allowing for an inch of extra laminate to extend beyoncd the edge of print which is then wrapped around the edge of the mounting board and sealed on the back to prevent moisture, wind or dirt to encroach.

Specialty Laminates:

  1. Steel Etch Laminate - A pressure sensitive laminate with an apparent steel etch texture beneath the surface causing an interesting effect to some photos.
  2. Ice Texture Laminate - Unique random texture that appears to be ice on glass or metal.
  3. Leather Texture Laminate - Offers the look and feel of leather on the surface. Limited application.
  4. Sparkle Laminate - Looks best on flower prints. Random holographic light sparkles radiate from the print as light moves around it.

 
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