Acryllic/plaque mounting?

Wondering if anyone here has any recommendations and personal experience with acryllic mounting of prints? I've heard really good things from a variety of sources regarding the quality, but I'd like some recommendations on where to get them made. I assume you can get a print made anywhere, then forward the print to the acryllic mount shop of your choice. Any drawbacks? Any restrictions on what kind of prints can be mounted this way? Thanks very much guys and gals!

Check this out Dave:
Duraplaq

I've not done the acrylic mount but have done several of the regular plaque mounts and they do superior work. Maybe someone who has had an acrylic mount fone there will chime in. The other nice feature, once you open an account, is you can upload your files directly to them for printing. Their print work is stellar.

I haven't had face mounted acrylic done either, but I've had some larger prints done at duraplaq. Good quality work there. The original face mounting materials were problematic with inkjet, but worked well with RA-4 prints like Fuji crystal archive gloss or pearl. Supposedly some new face mounting bonding agents are available that do not cause problems with surface printed materials like inkjet. Regardless, the face mounted photographs (and other artwork) I've seen have unbelievable saturation, look very crisp and very slick, almost too slick for most situations. In my opinion, they need a very modern clean line architecture to fit in.

I just recently had 3 inkjet prints (from my Epson 2200) Duraplaq'd. I had one done with the Standard Plaq, one done with the Stacked Plaqs (looks more like a framed piece) and the third one done as an AlumaPlaq (bonded to an aluminum plate). All of them turned out extremely nice. I donated all 3 to a local museum fund raiser event where they sold in a silent auction. They were apparently a big hit as they all sold for quite a handsome price. Although I didn't have one done on acrylic I'm sure they would do an equally good job with that medium.

I've had a few images (wildlife and people) mounted to 30"x20" using acrylics for display - they're very eyecatching as they look stunning.

They're not quite the same as you guys seem to have in the US with that Duraplaq - they're mounted onto a thin acrylic facing, and are then bonded to a thicker acrylic backing so that the print is sandwiched in acrylic.

I've also had a number of smaller 8"x6" blocks done with 15mm thick acrylic sheets - again fantastic results and everyone who sees them loves them.

Only trouble with the acrylics - they're so expensive, especially the very high grade clear bonded ones. The chances of bubbles and dust bunnies getting sandwiched are higher the larger they go to. Going to larger sizes, they can also become pretty heavy to hang.

(BTW, I don't use inkjet prints at all so can't say what they'd be like for bonding. It's a premium product so the whole printing/bonding is done by a single supplier to ensure quality).

I don't live that far from Duraplaq in Greeley, CO and I've seen acrylic mounted photos when I've visited there. They do a great job. They are very nice and flexible and have given me great service.

- Dan.

I have not tried an acrylic mount. They are stunning when the lighting is appropriate. I really dislike viewing large prints with glaring reflections from almost every angle.

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