What is acrylic face mounting?

Acrylic Photo Mount Facemount Clear Acrylic (Perspex) photo mounting is a contemporary way to present photographic prints for interiors and exhibitions. The print is bonded to acrylic and then backed to an aluminium composite panel.

What does acrylic mounted mean?

Acrylic face mounting is a process of applying a clear adhesive to the face of a print, and then fastening the print to acrylic. Acrylic face mounting can be a useful addition if any of the following scenarios match the vision for your photo print. Sharp and Chic.

How do you hang acrylic panels?

Steps:

  1. Decide what size acrylic you need.
  2. Buy acrylic and an acrylic cutter at a Home Depot or Lowe’s (they can also cut it for you instead)
  3. Lay art out on acrylic (use a level to make sure it’s all even)
  4. Use glue dots to stick art to acrylic (it will not ruin the art –it peels right off)
  5. Tape rope to back of acrylic.

What are acrylic photo prints?

Acrylic prints are bright and glossy looking, with light reflecting through the acrylic sheet onto the image itself. They are made by printing the photographic image onto high quality photo paper, which is then pressure bonded to the back of a diamond polished acrylic sheet.

Are acrylic prints reflective?

The acrylic print featured on top produces more glare and reflection due to having to look through a thick sheet of glass to see the image.

What is a face mount?

Acrylic Face Mounting is the process of creating a high-gloss archival pigment print, applying a double-sided clear adhesive between the print and acrylic (also known as plexiglass), and backing it with 3mm sintra and a wooden cleated platform for hanging.

How do you hang plexiglass?

  1. Place the plexiglass on a flat surface and draw a small dot at each corner with a black marker.
  2. Attach a 1/4-inch drill bit to a power drill and place the bit directly over any of the four marks on the plexiglass.
  3. Set the plexiglass on top of the wood.