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Unimount Classic Dry Mount Tissue
Unimount ClassicTM Dry Mount Tissue
This premium grade dry mounting tissue is widely regarded as the industry standard for the permanent mounting of all types of flat artwork. It is especially popular among bespoke framers and photo processors due to its superb lay flat properties.
Unimount Classic™ is a high grade adhesive on a porous, pH neutral tissue. The tissue itself has excellent breathability, which allows air to escape from the various layers of your work. Unimount Classic™ is suitable for mounting posters, prints, photographs, inkjets, pastels, charcoals, colour copies, maps, charts, blue prints and plans.
Unimount Classic™ is compatible with a wide variety of substrates, including mount board, pulp boards and grey boards, foam centred boards, hardboard, MDF and of course, Hot Press' own specialist mounting substrate, White Display Board. Unlike some lesser tissues, Unimount Classic™ has a very wide activation temperature range, from around 70ºc to 115ºc, making it ideal for a huge range of jobs.
Dry Mount Film Clear
Dry Mount Film - Clear
This is the most aggressive hot adhesive in our range and is the perfect partner to Unimount Classic™ tissue.
Where Unimount Classic™ is good for most jobs, Dry Mount Film Clear steps in when tougher challenges arise. The product itself is formed from a clear central carrier film, which is coated on both sides with a very strong, heat activated adhesive. Each adhesive layer is then protected by a grid-marked carrier paper. The two separate release liners mean that this adhesive can be rolled out on the work bench and simply cut to the correct size for each mounting job. When the adhesive is exposed at room temperature it has a low level of
tackiness. This allows the film to be positioned or tacked onto either your artwork or mounting board as desired.
Dry Mount Film Clear is especially recommended for woods, MDF, plastics, textured art papers, canvases and other fabrics. This adhesive will bond well to both highly textured and very smooth surfaces. The main difference between dry mount tissues and heat activated films is that films do not ‘breathe’. Therefore we recommend that this film is pierced with a piercing tool prior to use.
Heat Sealing Laminates - Gloss (Lustre) 50mic Over Laminate
Heat Sealing Laminates
Our range of heat activated lamination films, or heatseals as they are commonly known, are widely regarded as the industry standard for heated press print finishing. All our heatseal films are made in our own factory in Bristol, UK and contain UV inhibitors in both the film and adhesive. This stops the films from turning yellow or becoming brittle over time. This attention to detail has the beneficial side effect of increasing the fade resistance of the artwork underneath. Heatseal films are incredibly durable, easy to keep clean and come in a variety of popular finishes.
Gloss (Lustre) 50micron
This is our most popular heatseal laminate. This film offers a unique finish that conforms to the surface it is pressed against (under heat and vacuum). The normal result is a very rich lustre finish, which is achieved by pressing the film against the surface of the foam blanket in the Hot Press. This normal finish is very reminiscent of the lustre texture found on photographic paper. To change the finished texture, the artwork can be repressed against other textured or smooth surfaces to give an almost limitless choice of textures, from a single roll of film. This film can also used as a glossy top coating when prints are bonded to canvas, or printed inkjet canvases are laminated.
Heat Sealing Laminates - Matt 75mic Over Laminate
Heat Sealing Laminates
Our range of heat activated lamination films, or heatseals as they are commonly known, are widely regarded as the industry standard for heated press print finishing. All our heatseal films are made in our own factory in Bristol, UK and contain UV inhibitors in both the film and adhesive. This stops the films from turning yellow or becoming brittle over time. This attention to detail has the beneficial side effect of increasing the fade resistance of the artwork underneath. Heatseal films are incredibly durable, easy to keep clean and come in a variety of popular finishes.
Full Matt 75micron Heatseal Laminate
This film is characterised by a full matt finish that completely eliminates reflections. It offers additional UV protection when used behind glass, but is almost invisible. Full matt film is most often used where lighting is unpredictable and uncontrollable, such as exhibition halls and other public areas. Additional heat applied during processing will give the matt film a heavily textured and very scuff resistant
surface. This film can also used as a matt top coating when prints are bonded to canvas, or printed inkjet canvases are laminated.
Heat Sealing Laminates - Satin Matt 50mic Over Laminate
Heat Sealing Laminates
Our range of heat activated lamination films, or heatseals as they are commonly known, are widely regarded as the industry standard for heated press print finishing. All our heatseal films are made in our own factory in Bristol, UK and contain UV inhibitors in both the film and adhesive. This stops the films from turning yellow or becoming brittle over time. This attention to detail has the beneficial side effect of increasing the fade resistance of the artwork underneath. Heatseal films are incredibly durable, easy to keep clean and come in a variety of popular finishes.
Satin Matt 5Omicron Heatseal Laminate
The overall finish of this film, once processed, is a stippled sheen effect. This film is often used to laminate posters and prints, as its subtle finish closely mimics that of the printed piece. The satin sheen finish reduces glare, but does not reduce contrast, as the film is relatively thin. This film can also used as a satin top coating when prints are bonded to canvas, or printed inkjet canvases are laminated.
Acid Free Mount Film
Acid Free Mount Film
Acid Free Mount Film is a pure film adhesive. The acid free adhesive melts as it is heated up and bonds as it cools and solidifies. It is widely believed that in most instances, this bond can be reversed by re-heating the adhesive, though we would caution against this and offer no guarantee of success.
Acid Free Mount Film also conforms well to uneven surfaces such as watercolour paper and fabrics, making it a versatile adhesive for most types of artwork and substrates.
Silicone Release Film
Silicone Release Film
A transparent film coated on both sides with a superior quality silicone release agent. This product is used to cover exposed adhesives during processing. Though primarily designed for use with glass-topped presses, this film can be used in any heated press. Its life expectancy is over ten times that of silicone release paper.
Silicone Release Paper
Silicone Release Paper
A grid patterned paper, coated on one side with a standard quality silicone release agent. This economy grade product is used to cover exposed adhesives during pressing and can be used in all kinds of mounting and laminating presses.
