Dry Mounting
Bonding a print to a board using a heat-activated adhesive tissue in a press.
Measured in
°C
In depth
Dry mounting gives a perfectly flat result that no other method matches, which is why it was standard for exhibition prints for decades. It is essentially irreversible and applies heat that some inkjet media cannot tolerate, so it has fallen out of favour for archival work in favour of hinging.
Examples in practice
A large fibre print is dry mounted to eliminate the ripples that hinging alone would leave.