How Use a Dry Mount Press - Mounting Oversize Images

Place the adhesive tissue over the artwork.

Trim the edges of the tissue so it conforms to the size of the artwork.

The film should be trimmed to the exact size of the artwork.

Lift the tissue off the artwork and tack the tissue to the foamboard using a tacking iron. Tack at one point along one edge.

Place the artwork image side up on the tissue and align its edges with the edges of the tissue. Using a piece of release paper between the iron and artwork, tack the artwork to the tissue.  

With the artwork tacked to the tissue and the tissue tacked to the foamboard, place one corner of the artwork into the press.

Arrange a release board over the corner of the artwork..

Close the press. The platen should contact the release board at all points. No part of the platen should contact the artwork or the foamboard.

When you lift the platen, one corner of the artwork will be adhered.

Turn the artwork a quarter turn and replace it in the press, preparing to adhere a second corner.

Keep turning the artwork and adhering each corner until all four corners are adhered.