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Forum Name: Murals & Trompe L'oeil
Topic ID: 1
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#1, Sagging Canvas (mural)
Posted by admin on 19-Nov-03 at 10:54 PM
In response to message #0

> I have a question. I have to hang a canvas mural that has sags in it
> from hanging unstretched for so long during painting. Any ideas on how
> to get the sags out or stinking the canvas? Most mural painters I know
> have never worked on a big piece of canvas. This one is 10 x 40' long.I
> could only paint on it 20 feet at a time and some sags devloped in the
> middle between sessions. I'd appriciate any advice you might have.


Put canvas (mural) on the floor face down and moderately wet saggings with large brush.

they will pull back in enough for you to hang it. if the sags are small hanging itself will fix them (since the glue is wet)