For artist to mount their own paper and raw canvas to draw and paint on.
Art Boards™ Natural Fiber mounting surface has a heat activated reversible archival adhesive. Art work is easily mounted or removed with heat without adding any humidity or moisture to the art work. The archival adhesive is pre-mounted to the face of the Natural Fiber Panel which is 3/8" thick and light in weight. The mounting panel has no voids in its core and has a perfectly smooth surface. The panel’s adhesive is activated by heating the panel in an ordinary oven at 220 degrees for two minutes. The art work, paper, or canvas, is then placed quickly on top of the panel. Pressure is applied with a soft brayer or rag. The temperature will quickly fall below 140 degrees and then the bond is made.

How to activate the Archival Mounting Panels adhesive.
Mounting Panels can be heated in a conventional oven or toaster oven but not in a microwave oven. A photographic dry mount press also works very well as does an electric iron when mounting art work. 

Mounting can also be done by using an electric iron to heat the paper, canvas, or artwork directly to the panel. Using a piece of clean paper (such as copy paper) between the iron and the art work will keep the surface that is being mounted clean from the hot iron. Thermostats on irons do not register the temperature and do vary in accuracy. Start by setting the dial to medium heat. This usually works well for most mounting.

To know the exact temperature surface of the iron use an oven thermometer. Place the point of a meat  thermometer on the base of the iron and it will quickly read the temperature of the surface. A good temperature to use for mounting art with the iron is about 160 degrees.

Place clean paper over the artwork and heat the paper with the iron. As the reversible adhesive on the mounting panel gets above 140 degrees it will become tacky and when it falls below 140 degrees it will be set. The surface being mounted stays in contact with the mounting panel as it cools. Thick paper or canvas may take a little more heating time than thin paper. The surface being mounted can be removed by reheating the panel above 140 degrees and lifting off what has been mounted.

There is no size limitation when mounting with an electric iron. Any size archival mounting panel can be ordered for any size art work from Art Boards™.

To remove the mounted art work, paper, or canvas simply reverse the process.
Reheat the mounted panel for 2 minuets at 220 degrees. Remove panel from oven and lift off paper or canvas. As long as the panels is above 140 degrees the paper or canvas will easily release for repositioning or removal. This process can be done multiple times at any time in the future. The art work can also be lifted by re-heating the surface with an electric iron.

Archival Mounting Panels are for mounting all art work, paintings & drawings.