Digital inkjet prints

[Moglet]

dry mounting is definitely the way to go

I am not sure I agree totally with Áine. .... The archival papers I have had to work with are fibrous and I never drymount or sticky board them in any way. I hinge them on a board and mount over the top ( as per an etch which is also fibrous paper ) The main reason I do this is the inkjet surface is fairly delicate and doesn't want to be tampered with. The other reason is that being a matt surface, a slight bulge here or there is not really in your face. The more general gloss or semi-gloss pics I use sticky board because if a glossy pic wobbles it is very visible.

Following on from Alan's points, I was making an assumption that the photos would be either gloss or semi-gloss. I agree completely with Alan's methods, i.e. no need to drymount matt photographic media, but drymounting can produce better results with gloss media.

Digital inkjet things don't like heat - my advice, if drymounting is the agreed way to go, is COLD drymounting.

Very true, John. When I first started, I initially used my heatpress to drymount 'inkjet' photos, but I switched to cold mounting because the results were much better.

[WelshFramer]

I've had no problems putting inkjet prints in a hot press. I'm using Epson Ultrakrome inks on Epson paper and they don't seem to mind the heat at all.

I think the results do depend on the type of ink, though.