How to flatten a rolled up poster?

[pete6032]

I have a poster that has been rolled up for maybe a year. The poster is pretty heavy paper. It's been sitting flat under heavy books for a couple of weeks but it still curls when I lay it flat. Any ideas how to get it to flatten out? I think it's been rolled up for so long that lying it flat under weights will not work. I don't think it's possible to roll the poster up in the opposite direction without damaging it.

 

[lxskllr]

Steam iron on the back side? Light steam of course.

 

[twinrider1]

I'd leave it rolled up until I was ready to frame it.

 

[drquest]

Roll it the other direction?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

As has already been suggested, place face down with a cloth over it and iron.

 

[skyking]

face down under a carpet works too, if you are not in a hurry.

 

[shortylickens]

Dinner table.
30 hardcover books.

 

[motsm]

So I guess you want to hang it, but it's resisting too much? You could buy a cheap frame for it, which would keep it flat and make it look better on the wall anyway.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

face down under a carpet works too, if you are not in a hurry.

I would listen to this man. He probably still has a black light, strobe, and a neon keep on trucking poster.

 

[gorobei]

heat and moisture should relax the paper fibers assuming it isnt one of those theatrical double sided printed types. lay it out in a sunbeam with books weighing it down, cover with a towel if you are worried about fading. you could try hanging it in the bathroom after you take a shower and let the steam hit it.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Spray mount it on foam board.

 

[pete6032]

Spray mount it on foam board.

I plan to use mod podge to mount it onto a canvas eventually. That's why I'm trying to get it to lay flat first.

 

[skyking]

I would listen to this man. He probably still has a black light, strobe, and a neon keep on trucking poster.

I used to lift up the waterbed mattress, but I figured nobody knew what those are.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I plan to use mod podge to mount it onto a canvas eventually. That's why I'm trying to get it to lay flat first.

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lna2oZzi2zI

That's kind of cool, if it's as foolproof as the ditzy woman in the video makes it out to be. You may not need to get it flat at all, but it also wouldn't hurt. Would probably make it easier to handle, at least.

 

[pete6032]

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lna2oZzi2zI

Yes

 

[DrPizza]

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lna2oZzi2zI

That's kind of cool, if it's as foolproof as the ditzy woman in the video makes it out to be. You may not need to get it flat at all, but it also wouldn't hurt. Would probably make it easier to handle, at least.

"I can do almost anything" - except hold the camera the right way.

 

[olds]

I had a poster roll up on me once. I banned him.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Use the force, Pete.

 

[EliteRetard]

Why glue over canvas? If the canvas is getting completely covered that seems like an extra expense for no reason. Just build or buy a basic wood frame and glue to that.