Question on Textured Paper

I have used Lexjet Sunset Textured Fine Art Paper 310g in the roll 17" wide for my 4800 Printer. The prints I am getting with this paper are really nice the problem I am having is it is so stiff that when it is printed and off the rool it is still tighly rolled and very difficult to even get straightened enough to get it under matting. I would like to put some prints just on foamboard and not attached to the backing for sale of signed print only. This textured paper will be curled so much I cannot do this so after all this my question, is there a textured paper on roll that I might be able to use that will lay flat?
Thanks
Dennis

You need a deroller. Or, given the crazy price, just make one yourself from an empty paper core. It's a very simple device, all you need is something to protect the face of the print and something to roll it around.

Cheers,

The d-roller is insanely expensive for it purpose. I'm shocked that no other company has come out with a competitive product. But it would help with your issue.

Another option is to have the prints dry mounted to foam core or gator board. It isn't an archival solution, but dry mounting is a process with a long history in photography.

Mark, would you have any ideas on what to make the carrier film out of? Just tape it too the paper core?

You could probably make a d-roller with a sheet of vinyl or PE for the base and a sheet of mylar to cover the printed side of the image. Then tape the two to your paper roll.

I've read that the d-roller core is about 1.5 inches in diameter rather than the 2-3" core of most roll paper, so possibly a piece of PVC or ABS tubing with that outside diameter would be a better core.

I've heard that mylar works well. I just sandwich my good print between two bad prints (I have no shortage of those ) and roll the whole mess around a spent core. Two inch cores work better than three inchers but three inch cores will work too.

Cheers,