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Will a canvas print be OK to hang in bathroom?


10 years 2 months ago #346705 by Todd Knight
Or will the fabric in the canvas absorb moisture from the shower and mold after time?  
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10 years 2 months ago #346715 by Baydream
You might want to look into clear acrylic sprays to seal the ink. Check with the printer - it may be available from them.
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10 years 2 months ago #346739 by tejbon
I wouldn't, any fabric will most likely start to mildew after time
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10 years 2 months ago #346789 by Vahrenkamp
If you must, go with a metal print, acrylic or something that isn't fabric   
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10 years 2 months ago #346807 by Glen Martin
Would the ink bubble in high moisture like bathroom?
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10 years 2 months ago #346979 by Scott Klubeck
Yep, mildew will surely ruin your print if in bathroom for long time.  Unless this is half bath with no shower, or it's just a huge room with plenty of air flow
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10 years 2 months ago #347087 by Frost Photography
I would check with a reputable canvas shop, there might be a coating they can spray on the canvas for something like this.  
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10 years 1 month ago #351399 by P2CDude
Sure... we print canvases that go in bathrooms all the time. We've even done commissions for yachts.

Lets consider this. Most bathrooms get used once or twice a day for showers. (This is the only time you're going to get large amounts of moisture in the air). If I live in Florida, the humidity is likely in the 40-60% for weeks on end for much of the year. Heck, it rains at my folks house there almost every day during the summer at least for a few minutes.

Where I live in Las Vegas, the humidity is next to nil. So which is more of a concern. A canvas hanging in a living room in Florida, or a canvas hanging in my bathroom in Vegas.

Now, We've done canvas prints for "hot yoga" studios which tend to get very humid. we double coat the front (and the back) in these extreme situations. But beyond that, I've never had an issue of moisture or mildew on any prints over the past decade while we've been around.

The one thing I would recommend is that with our prints (and any hung art work in a bathroom) make sure there is a space for airflow at the back of the piece. Moisture can get trapped if the piece lays flush to the wall. That's the only thing I would be worried about.
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10 years 1 month ago #351595 by Todd Knight
Good information, well that answers that. Thanks for all the advise. 
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10 years 1 month ago #351677 by boriqua latina
hey what about insects creeping in there, living and dying in there .. so u got the moisture, mildew,  and the dead insects , and mosquitoes, then the canvas gets dirty after ages,  hey if it was me i wouldnt take a chance and not put my canvas in the bathroom..
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10 years 1 month ago #351699 by P2CDude
Mildew and mold come from long term exposure to moisture. Not a shower. As to the insects etc, i would recommend shutting the window over the toilet after you've lit a match.

As to the open back of the canvas, we at P2C cover the backs of all our canvas prints to avoid anything from getting in there and the coatings we use on the front of the canvas allow it to be cleaned with a damp moist lint free cloth. Most other canvas companies offer this type of protection as well.
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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #351909 by Don Fischer
I assume your gonna put it in a frame? Why not just seal the frame front and back?  
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4 years 11 months ago #644548 by Barbara Fite
Is that a coating that is applied to the canvas before it's applied to the frame?  
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