Bay Photo Metal Print Mounting

I'm considering printing a few of my shots on the Bay Photo Metal Prints. I'm wondering if anyone else has done any of these prints with them and how you mounted them on your wall.

I'm looking at the float mount option and talked to one of their representatives about how to mount the prints. He said that you can mount them with a standard picture hook or single nail.

My concern with the float mount though is that if you use just a standard hook the print float mount bracket will not stay flush to the wall. I'm also concerned that at a 24x36 size a center mounting point will make it tough to keep the print level.

Does anyone have any examples as to how they mounted theirs. Pictures would be great.

Thank, Aaron

Aaron,

I but a mounting wire on the block and use a single hook. It is currently in a gallery so I can't take a shot of it. It will angle the print slightly.

I love the look of the metal prints and the panos are very eye catching.

Lou

Hey Aaron,

Bay is a sponsor of my workshops and sent me a metal print to show my workshop participates last fall. I've found the most interesting ways to display the metal prints, at least in a gallery show situation is to have them dual drilled at the top and hung with wire from the ceiling. This also works well with some professional hanging systems that some galleries use. The images float off the wall a bit, depending on how far from the wall you hang the wire. Also, the images can be hung from the center of the room to create a 3-dimensional display that viewers must walk through.

This is a great and exciting way to do things for a gallery show, which is the best way to show the metal prints. I haven't really seen a great way to display them in a home.

I do my own float mounting for metal prints and also have a framing option. I don't really like any of the options most metal print vendors sell.

You can read about it here.

http://douglasdolde.com/process.html

For larger sizes, Bay Photo will change the mount from a float mount to a recessed frame. The do use a single wire, but in my large 8 panel mural, I simply cut the wire off, slid the 2 eyehooks up to the top of the frame and used drywall anchors. They mount flush to the wall, floating by about an inch. Then double sided tape is used to make sure the prints stay in place better.

Stu