Storing Prints

[wombat]

Figured this was the best place to ask. Is it OK to store prints in tubes long term? I have a few that I don't really have a spot for at the moment. Seems easiest to keep them in the mailing tubes they came in, but not sure if that is "safe".

 

Thanks for any input.

[mister_not_so_nice]

I like to have any prints I own stored in the same manner as the OA I collect. It is in a portfolio or mylar sleeve.

 

Not only does this keep it from getting a "permanent" roll, but it is easier to go through and view.

 

You can usually find ether of these at a local art supply store. Sometimes mylar can be found at a comic con.

 

Mike

 

[wombat]

Do they make those in big sizes? I think I have a few 24 x 36 right now in tubes.

[mister_not_so_nice]

Do they make those in big sizes? I think I have a few 24 x 36 right now in tubes.

 

They may. I got some larger mylar meant for newspapers to hold my DPS art.

 

Check out www.dickblick.com and www.BagsUnlimited.com

 

 

[wombat]

Thanks for the replies. I will definitely check it out.

[mrpunch0]

Long-term tubing is probably not ideal. You'll end up with Perma-roll.

 

I have a flat file that I use for storage of my 24x36 prints. Before I had one of those (or room for one of those) I stored prints in a foamcore sandwich that I stored flat under my bed.

 

You can get bags large enough for 24x36. I buy mine here. (Though I don't have many bagged. Just the pricey ones.)

https://www.bagsunlimited.com/c-85-poly-sleeves.aspx

[BCarter27]

I am a bit more obsessive that most--

 

For large posters and prints... I buy 40x60 sheets of archival foamcore. Then, I score one side in half and fold it to 40x30. I reinforce the folder edge with Tyvek tape. Then, I put 2 strips of Velcro on each open edge to hold the sandwich together. I can put quite a few posters in there -- either with or without interleave tissue sheets from Light Impressions.

 

http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/renaissance-paper-32-x-40-100-pkg/renaissance-tissue-paper-non-buffered/

 

I can stand 2-3 of these upright behind the couch.

 

For medium size prints and oversize OA, I buy 18x24 Itoya portfolios. I remove the black insert paper. I buy custom 18x24 sheets of E Gerber Half-Backs cut to size. This supports the pieces from wrinkling while flipping over these large pages in a portfolio.

 

When either of the above get too full, I transfer the pieces to a gallery box-

Large-

http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/single-gallery-print-storage-box-32-1-2-x-40-1-2-x-2-1-2/corrugated-storage-boxes/

Medium-

http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_2/section2_13.htm

 

Most con prints and OA, I keep in 13x19 Itoyas.

 

I wrap all of the above in giant poly bags to keep the dust and critters out.

[BCarter27]

Oh, for items that are over 30x40 that I HAVE to store rolled, I get a 6" diameter tube-

http://www.universityproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=39&primary=1&parentId=1266&navTree[]=1266&navTree[]=1460&navTree[]=39

[Peter L]

I bought some nice expensive art prints. I had one framed immediately. The other two I left in the tube. When I went to the tube a year later it was too late. The framer could not get them to lie straight, some of the color material chipped off one of the prints. To this day they are ruined and cannot lie flat.

[F For Fake]

I use various sizes of Itoyas for everything, never had a problem. The only thing I keep rolled are movie posters, but they are a much thinner paper and don't suffer permaroll as drastically.

[Comix4Sale]

Don't forget that the mailing tubes art not archival and can discolor the print.

 

James