These easy directions will permit you to take away your stretched portray from Gator Board and depart your board with none injury:
Guarantee your portray is bone dry first.
Have a look round your tape to see if you'll find an space the place there could also be a slight elevate/air area within the space the place the tape meets the watercolor paper? I take advantage of a kitchen knife that has a robust however skinny blade. Holding a knife at an angle to make sure you do not pierce the board too - merely pierce a small gap so you'll be able to gently slide the knife beneath the watercolor paper. Guarantee your knife is held as flat to the board as potential so you do not disturb the floor of the board - in fact.
Upon getting the purpose of the knife beneath the w/c paper - you merely slide the knife across the edges of the watercolor paper (I like to carry the knife moderately low and flat to the board. It is rather like opening an envelope with an envelope knife.
Voila! Now your portray is separate from the board!
Do I take away the tape on the sting of the portray?
You will have some selections:
You will have taken your portray out of your board and this can depart a part of the stretching tape nonetheless adhered to the white margin of your portray. (I at all times guarantee I've an inch or extra white margin round my portray).
You'll be able to reduce the tape off for those who do not prefer it. Or depart it on the sting of your portray for stability. The choice whether or not to depart your tape in your paper is a selection for you.
One factor to think about
Is the tape you employ archival? This may affect your resolution.
When you use Lukas Moist Adhesive Tape
The Lukas tape I take advantage of is archival so it shouldn't be an issue to depart it on the sting of the portray.
When you use Brown Gummed Tape
I do know the brown gummed tape I used to make use of can also be archival. (However sadly the tape doesn't have a model title or identifiable markings so I'm not in a position to advocate a brown gummed tape).
As a result of I am unable to communicate for the quite a few brown gummed tapes out there - I'd advocate you chop the tape off the sting of your white margin round your portray.
How one can take away the tape out of your Gator Board
The rest tape is in fact nonetheless in your Gator Board. I throw my Gator Board within the bathtub with the taped facet of the board dealing with downward. I depart it 10 minutes or so after which merely pull the final of the tape off. Generally I might have to make use of a blunt knife to get the cussed items off - however typically it comes off with out a lot effort in any respect.
Bear in mind to wipe across the space the place the tape had been to make sure you have wiped off any remaining gum. We do not need your subsequent portray to stay to the board.
This sounds concerned however in reality it is vitally straight ahead and simple to do. I've defined it in tremendous element that will help you perceive each state of affairs. Upon getting tried these strategies you will see all of it very logical and simple to do.
Now your board is contemporary and clear and prepared on your subsequent portray. When you take care of your Gator Board it will provide you with years of service. It's a fabulous product.
Glad portray!
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