How do You Glue Canvas-Board to Wood?

Hi Folks,

I made the mistake of painting something really nice on cheap canvas-board: you know, it's like a thick cardboard wrapped with canvas.

Anyhow, the canvas-board is quite flimsy, and has been warping a bit.

I was thinking of mounting/gluing it to a piece of masonite, maybe with epoxy? or Elmers wood/paper glue?

Something to give it real stiffness and some heft.

Any suggestions from you guys?

Slick

I don't paint - but this trick worked for a warped drawing:

1. ***LIGHTLY*** wipe the back with a damp cloth. 2. Lay the wet side down on masonite. 3. Cover the top with tracing paper or some other clean protective sheet. 4. Pile a bunch of books or other FLAT heavy item on top of the sheet.

I left it like that overnight and it worked.

For you, I would use Spray Glue instead of water.

Do you know what canvas-board is? It's quite thick, about 1/8' thick cardboard wrapped in canvas.

Slick
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What part of my suggestion indicates that I don't? Or that the suggestion wouldn't work?

If you're concerned that the spray glue won't be strong enough, then use water to wet the back of the damn thing first.

Or..

Ignore everything following the '>>'s' and rub the front of it down with cutting oil.

Cutting oil? Where in the name of everything plumbers hold holey (yes - that's holey, not holy) did you learn about cutting oil???

And here I thought maybe I was the only one who used it in my art work...oh well.

Um, ExCUSE ME?!? I gotta Man! A Wer-Ken man!

And... Summmmmmmmtimes... I'll spray it in his ears so he can pay attention and follow directions!!!

I was bean sarcastic.

I really don't think water or even spray glue will do the trick, i think i will stay warped. I wanna mount it on masonite.

Any other suggestions from anyone else?

Slick

Slick - I don't know how big your canvas is, but if it is large you might want to take into account that masonite can warp too. The folks I know that do larger works on it (say more than a foot or two in any direction) usually cradle it.

(ahhh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to create art out of cheap materials )...

16' x 20', yeah, that's something to keep in mind. By cradle do you mean like brace the masonite with other pieces of wood?

Yeah, well, the way it usually goes is that i kinda 'sketch' on the cheaper materials, but because it's only a sketch, and i'm not too worried about it turning out, it usually DOES turn out quite well, because i don't try so hard! then i get more serious about it, and it becomes a finished piece.

Maybe i should re-do it anyways!

BTW, what other type of thin wood would you recommend? Perhaps some of the thinner plywood that you can buy, that will hopefully be more warp-resistant? This is, the support cannot be too thick, as i will still have to be about to mount it in a frame.