It gets confusing. There are at least three distinctly different kinds
of Gatorfoam, not to mention the many similar boards made by other
companies. To complicate things further, I understand that Gatorfoam was
sold by International Paper and is now being made in South America. It
could be better or worse, but it's certainly a moving target. We have a
hard enough time keeping track of what's in our food supply these days.
If we can't be sure about baby food, what can be said of foam boards or
even alpha mat? The stuff that tested well last year will probably come
from other sources next year.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mercurius_1" <mercurius_1@yahoo.com>
To: <artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:10 AM
Subject: [artshow_photo] Re: mounting on wood, plywood, mdf, luan
> Before you go the Gatorfoam route, which has been increasingly popular
> amongst us pastelists, do note:
> Gatorfoam is severely compromised by any exposure to UV light. It will
> break down rapidly if not kept out of light. This is according to
> conservators at the National Gallery of Art in DC. I've attended some
> of their public talks.
>
> -Sarah
> www.sarahpollock.com
>
> --- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, "Gary" <foto_grapher@...> wrote:
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Have you thought about Gatorboard? Much lighter, structurally
>> stable, easy to work with and you can cut it with razor knife to what
>> ever size you want. I'm paying about $75 for 3/4 4x8
>> black/black/black. If you are going to frame you can do 1/2 inch and
>> for thicker you can edge band it with hot melt edge banding in just
>> about any color of the rainbow.
>>
>> Gary
>> www.reflectionsimaging.com
>>
>
>
>
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