I spent the last few days preparing to wash a 1 Sht that will help me practice with methyl cellulose paper infill. This Stewart poster has some paper loss areas that will are just the right size.
Before images- The Jackpot -1950-US One Sheet
Top center half of poster-middle center fold ljne weak/brittle.
Paper loss...
Bottom right-paper loss, staining...
The poster was certainly showing it's 65+ year age-brittle, dirty, toning, wrinkling from moisture...etc-clearly a candidate for a good wash, deacidification bath, bleaching & buffering.
Things were going well as the mild soap and rinse took out quite a bit of the dirt, the deacidification bath really pushed a great deal of acids from the paper... Picture of wash tray-yellow in the water are the acids behind...
The poster came out of the bath for it's rinse & things started to get a bit dicey...
I've got fold lines separating all over eh damn top half of the poster!!! -picture of poster in final stages-last deacidification bath after a tough bleaching process...
Well, the poster made it out in one piece...kinda, it was placed ok on the masa, and is now drying...pictures to follow. It went down well, but will need quite a bit of restoration to address the fold lines, missing paper areas, etc...
-Certainly my most challenging wash attempt yet. I will post pictures, warts & all when it's dry...
Thank you Mark, really interesting to see how you approach this and the different steps you have ahead of you. Good work. Looking forward to the next update.
In a more positive note, i experimented the last two days with cellulose compound infill. A special thanks to @Charlie for directing me in the right direction-sequence/technique/experimenting rule! •The missing piece...
•The Taping...
•The successful infill, sanded smooth & ready for painting... While not 100% perfect, I very happy with first-time results. Feel comfortable now going after small paper losses...
Tape removed from poster border. Next infill effort. While I was able to get this fill smooth and blend it in with the surface of the poster- next one I hope to have a more consistent height a greater area of the loss filled in, and a more accurate taping job to the edge of the poster.
Gunning along Mark!! I wonder if you need to make the infill slightly higher and overlap with the paper and then sand to even out? Well that worked when i filled joints on model aircraft and had to airbrush over!!
Thanks for the good words on the infill more to come later.
Here's the troubled article known as The Jackpot on it's support. It's issues will be addressed here in the next few weeks. Better close ups to show the progress.
Thanks all! Always more critical on myself than I guess I should be.
Been working on application of Liquid Frisket on small credits at bottom of poster in prep of airbrushing border. A few picts of the tools and some attempts...
The tools-bought off of Amazon-includes both plastic and metal tips, 14, 16, 18 & 20 gauge tips.
Seems like it'd be easy-a very small thread would come out and done! Well it doesn't always come out so thinly no matter how small the needle hole.
From what I've learned so far-it's pressure applied to the plunger to control an ever so small dispensing, angle you hold the needle and getting coverage the first time or quickly going back over missed areas. It dries very fast.
attempting working smaller letters I think it's better to cover more rather than less-I mean after you've sprayed if not enough frisket coverage, you then need to go back and "redraw" lettering! Not what I want to do. Or I can practice, practice, practice to get better!
You are on the right track. The best thing you can figure out is how to mix that off white color. I'll go out on a limb and say that unless Dario is covering up sharpie like the GBU quad he fixed he most likely only airbrushes right around his border mends.
In a more positive note, i experimented the last two days with cellulose compound infill. A special thanks to @Charlie for directing me in the right direction-sequence/technique/experimenting rule! •The missing piece...
•The Taping...
•The successful infill, sanded smooth & ready for painting... While not 100% perfect, I very happy with first-time results. Feel comfortable now going after small paper losses...
Great first attempt. Don't forget you can always use old posters. You might have been able to find one and not even need to touch up.
Great first attempt. Don't forget you can always use old posters. You might have been able to find one and not even need to touch up.
Yeah, in the future I would use old posters but: 1) I want to work my skills on compound infill, and 2) I don't really have a lot old posters to piece out-the one I do have wouldn't match even after giving it a strong bleaching!
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Wrinkling/waviness at btm-from moisture?
Small stain on btm left area
Stain in lower left area was reduced greatly during the wash & deacid bath.
I spent the last few days preparing to wash a 1 Sht that will help me practice with methyl cellulose paper infill. This Stewart poster has some paper loss areas that will are just the right size.
Before images- The Jackpot -1950-US One Sheet
Top center half of poster-middle center fold
ljne weak/brittle.
Paper loss...
Bottom right-paper loss, staining...
The poster was certainly showing it's 65+ year age-brittle, dirty, toning, wrinkling from moisture...etc-clearly a candidate for a good wash, deacidification bath, bleaching & buffering.
Trimmed some Mylar to size and all is ready for an early Sat am wash & backing...
All is well...
Picture of wash tray-yellow in the water are the acids behind...
The poster came out of the bath for it's rinse & things started to get a bit dicey...
-picture of poster in final stages-last deacidification bath after a tough bleaching process...
Well, the poster made it out in one piece...kinda, it was placed ok on the masa, and is now drying...pictures to follow. It went down well, but will need quite a bit of restoration to address the fold lines, missing paper areas, etc...
-Certainly my most challenging wash attempt yet. I will post pictures, warts & all when it's dry...
...salvage effort...
•The missing piece...
•The Taping...
•The successful infill, sanded smooth & ready for painting...
While not 100% perfect, I very happy with first-time results. Feel comfortable now going after small paper losses...
Next infill effort. While I was able to get this fill smooth and blend it in with the surface of the poster- next one I hope to have a more consistent height a greater area of the loss filled in, and a more accurate taping job to the edge of the poster.
Fascinating reading Mark. I am curious to see the final stages of the work. Particularly when it comes to picking the right colour.
Well done
Here's the troubled article known as The Jackpot on it's support. It's issues will be addressed here in the next few weeks. Better close ups to show the progress.
Been working on application of Liquid Frisket on small credits at bottom of poster in prep of airbrushing border. A few picts of the tools and some attempts...
Seems like it'd be easy-a very small thread would come out and done! Well it doesn't always come out so thinly no matter how small the needle hole.
From what I've learned so far-it's pressure applied to the plunger to control an ever so small dispensing, angle you hold the needle and getting coverage the first time or quickly going back over missed areas. It dries very fast.
attempting working smaller letters I think it's better to cover more rather than less-I mean after you've sprayed if not enough frisket coverage, you then need to go back and "redraw" lettering! Not what I want to do. Or I can practice, practice, practice to get better!
another picture of smaller lettering.
Charlie? Dario? Thoughts, critiques? Suggestions?
Yeah, in the future I would use old posters but: 1) I want to work my skills on compound infill, and 2) I don't really have a lot old posters to piece out-the one I do have wouldn't match even after giving it a strong bleaching!
The missing poster area.
With the infill in place
I even patted it down to make sure I didn't have any low spots after sanding...