A Rolled Poster Can Be Easily Damaged If Not Un-rolled Properly Resulting in Wrinkles, Creases, Marks, Lines or even Tears in the poster! Here is a damage-free technique for flattening a tightly rolled poster:

• • Step 1Remove poster from the shipping tube. If unable to remove from tube, lightly moisten index finger and place it on the folded edge of the poster inside the tube and rotate the rolled poster either clockwise or anti-clockwise with finger to reduce the diameter of the rolled-poster before you attempt to pull it out of the tube.

    By reducing the diameter of the rolled-poster it should now be a matter of sliding the poster out of the tube with the same finger used to decrease the diameter.

    In short, you insert a slightly moistened index finger so that it adheres to the poster while you rotate it to reduce the rolled diameter of the poster.

    Once the diameter is reduced below the diameter of tube in which the poster was shipped, with that same finger you inserted onto the edge of the rolled poster inside the tube, you gradually and carefully withdraw (pull) the rolled-poster from the tube using a slight rotating action and if no resistance is evident you simply carefully pull the poster out of the tube!

  • Step 2 Use an object with a smooth exterior surface similar to the poster tube the poster arrived in. Use the poster tube if it is evidently clean and free of sticky tape and like material on the exterior surface. The object used must be slightly longer than the width of the poster being flattened
  • Step 3 Starting with the edge of the folded poster, reverse roll the poster around your chosen object
  • Step 4 With the poster rolled over the chosen object, place an elastic band at each end of the reversed-rolled poster and a third in the middle to hold the poster in place. Ensure that poster is firmly rolled around the tube before applying the elastic bands to ensure evenness
  • Step 5 With the elastic bands holding the reversed-rolled poster in place, let the reversed-rolled poster seat for approximately 8 to 10 hours on a clean surface.
  • Step 6 To unfold and flatten the reversed-rolled poster, first remove the elastic bands, unroll the poster, then place it flat on a clean surface.
  • Step 7 Add some weight over the four corner edges and in the middle of the unfolded poster using books or similar flat-surafaced objects to keep poster flat. With weight on, let poster seat for approximately 2 to 4 hours. Heavy stock and ultra shinny posters tend to resist reverse rolling and may need the weights on a little longer. Tip! If you remove the weights and the poster quickly reverts back to its original folded state, it's an indication that the weights should be replaced and kept on longer!
  • Step 8 Remove all the weights applied and your poster should be flat without wrinkles or other damages!