Glue for Photographs

[jon54]

I want to make a gallery of photos in my hallway. Photos will not be mounted in traditional frame, but rather frameless. I want to glue them on something stiff and thin. Glass, honeycomb aluminum, carbon fiber, or .... not sure yet. In any case is there a spray glue that allows me to easily remove and replace photos. That way I can reuse the backing. I don’t think I care about keeping the original photo. Will probably print at Costco or like. That way I can have a few dozen photos displayed and rotate every x months.

Any thoughts on backing. Would be willing to go magnetic and install magnets in the wall.

 

[Jeff15]

Hello and welcome, good luck with your glue........

 

[smoke665]

3M photo safe adhesive. You can find it at the big box office supply stores, Hobby Lobby, or online. Not sure your intent but be aware that over time changes in humidity may caused them to bubble. A safer way is to order your prints mounted on backer board, then mount those to your substrate, or forget the substrate and use standoffs https://www.amazon.com/Lantee-Silve...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=57P9D39FXQ2DHY6Q75F9 you should be able to find these cheaper.

 

[dennybeall]

The backing is cheaper than the prints why not have each print already mounted and just stick them up on the wall?

 

[Light Guru]

For what you are doing I would use fomecore. It comes in both white and black.


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[terri]

Foam core is an inexpensive option, and likely to be your best friend here. You can pick up large sheets of it at any hobby store, and cut it to any size you wish.

 

[petrochemist]

3M photo safe adhesive. You can find it at the big box office supply stores, Hobby Lobby, or online. Not sure your intent but be aware that over time changes in humidity may caused them to bubble. A safer way is to order your prints mounted on backer board, then mount those to your substrate, or forget the substrate and use standoffs https://www.amazon.com/Lantee-Silve...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=57P9D39FXQ2DHY6Q75F9 you should be able to find these cheaper.

'Spray Mount' is the 3M version that allows full repositioning but isn't designed for things as heavy as photopapers. They also do a stronger version called 'Photo Mount' but that only allows repositioning in the first few minutes. These two where the ones used by my Father's advertising agency since the 1980s. There are third party versions of both that are typically only 1/4 the price.

As others have suggested I'd mount your prints onto a card or foam based material & swap them in that. This will protect the prints when not on display as well as making swapping easier.

 

[bribrius]

3M photo safe adhesive. You can find it at the big box office supply stores, Hobby Lobby, or online. Not sure your intent but be aware that over time changes in humidity may caused them to bubble. A safer way is to order your prints mounted on backer board, then mount those to your substrate, or forget the substrate and use standoffs https://www.amazon.com/Lantee-Silve...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=57P9D39FXQ2DHY6Q75F9 you should be able to find these cheaper.

'Spray Mount' is the 3M version that allows full repositioning but isn't designed for things as heavy as photopapers. They also do a stronger version called 'Photo Mount' but that only allows repositioning in the first few minutes. These two where the ones used by my Father's advertising agency since the 1980s. There are third party versions of both that are typically only 1/4 the price.

As others have suggested I'd mount your prints onto a card or foam based material & swap them in that. This will protect the prints when not on display as well as making swapping easier.

thats what i use

 

[chasgroh]

...I *used* the 3M product and mounted my prints on Gator Board (foam core won't really stay flat...1/2" Gator Board does!). Notice, though, I used the past tense. There were a few hoops to jump through, like sizing the backer, spraying the adhesive, getting the print on the backing material accurately, and then, once the previous is done, rolling the print flat to the backer. Beware the grit! I got pretty fair at it, but occasionally, no matter how careful I was, a little piece of grit would get in the glue and show up big time after rolling (ugh, what a bummer!). So, my solution was to locate a service that would dry-mount (that's a process, there's a machine to it!) them for me. What a relief. I do some work for people of this nature and appreciate the work of a pro to no end, sure saves me time and frustration!

 

[tapp]

Off the top of my head and assisted with a quick sketch in Illustrator...

For an industrial look you could make the frames out of cookie sheets. These would turned upside down so the bottom faces away from the wall.

https://www.dollartree.com/cooking-concepts-steel-cookie-pans-9x13-in/10069

Then use a series of small magnets at the corners to hold the prints on.

You could print custom magnets with your artist brand logo.

https://www.zazzle.com/magnets

Or simply use generic magnets

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Craft-and-Hobby-Ceramic-Disk-Disc-Magnets-3-8-Inch-Diameter-15/30108580

You could attach the cookie sheets to the wall using wood corner molding. Attach the molding to the cookie sheets and wall using mounting tape. No mounting tape is placed between the top two pieces of corner molding as this is held by gravity alone. The lower corner molding prevents the cookie sheet from tipping off and keeps it parallel tot he wall. If you want to use the sheets both vertically and horizontally you could add another set of two wood corner molding segments ot the inside of the cookie sheet to easy rotate the sheet.

https://www.menards.com/main/doors-...9946-c-3600.htm?tid=167606875531048785&ipos=7