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Hi Stephen:
Thanks for the great info on the walls . . . question: how long does the
glue process take to dry and out (off) gas? I only am permitted to
close my gallery for a week (and it's the space in which we must prep as
well), so I need a fast-drying and off-gassing system. Also, does the
carptetr-process (#2) you mentioned have an out-gas problem? My cases
are enclosed with little filtration . . . makes me a little wary of the
carpet-method (tho I love the sound of it from a budget standpoint).
Can you offer any futher information or suggestions! Thanks in advance.
I bet there are other small institutions (budget-wise anyway) that could
use your guidence, so please respond to the list. Thanks in advance for
your help.
Lee Langston-Harrison
Curator
James Monroe Museum
Fredericksburg, VA USA
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>
> My favorite substrate for gallery walls seeing lots of wear & tear is
> PLYWOOD. Do not cover this with wall board or sheetrock, the stuff is too
> soft, dents and deteriorates too fast, etc.
> Cover the plywood wall with fabric. Two options exist:
> 1. Cover with painted muslin or awning canvas, available in humoungous sizes.
> Prime the ply with primer; BIN, KILZ, or your preference.
> Size the wall with a dilute solution of Elmers (not too thin),
> and apply the fabric soaked in a trough of the dilute glue to the wall.
> Prime & paint the wall as usual.
> Assault the wall over time as you will with hangers and patches.
> When the paint build-up becomes a problem: !Strip off the fabric and
> start over! The plywood should be fine for many, many years.
> 2. Cover the plywood with a commercial office interior carpeting designed
> for walls... which ACCEPTS HOOK VELCRO. Our galleries exterior walls
> were covered with close pile fabric over 12 years ago and I have done
> nothing more than vacuum annually. Nothing. I mount my exhibit labels
> with velcro dots (hook type) and use standard picture hooks and occasional
> security screws of small diameter. From arms length these holes are not
> visible, so there is no touch-up or patching. If I have to mount something
> large &/or heavy, I screw a board to the wall with several sheetrock screws
> , but put a layer of of expanded polyethylene behind to keep from crushing
> the pile of the fabric. When the board is removed there are no dents in
> the wall covering. I Love it.
>
> PS re mounting labels on painted walls - the topic of my last thread - the
> solution is 3M Wall Mounting Tabs #7220 (pkg of 48) or #7225 (pkg of 480).
> I'll post this to the list as a separate item later.
>
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> Stephen B. Ringle, Registrar [log in to unmask]
> University of Maine Museum of Art
> 5712 Carnegie Hall, Room 109 vox: 207-581-3257
> Orono, Maine 04469-5712 fax: 207-581-3083
> ============================================================
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