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Valuing Silkscreens

Alright, I know this post doesn't have a fancy title with a hook about a silkscreen that everyone wants to see miraculously fixed. In fact, the title is kind of boring, but it is something that we just need to say and get out of the way. So, I'm going to start out in plain English and say it: WHEN YOU ROLL SILKSCREENS, NO MATTER WHAT CONDITION THEY ARE IN, YOU PUT THEM AT EXTREME RISK OF BEING DAMAGED. You are rolling something that is really meant to be kept flat. This is Poster Mountain's official statement about screen prints that have been through our isinglass gelatin resizing technique: Depending on the reason for having a silk screen flattened using our resizing technique; most silk screens should be kept flat. This includes both storage and shipping. When a print is damaged and creases form in the paper it inherently weakens the structural integrity of the paper. Rolling a silk screen that has been flattened can potentially cause a relapse of the damage.