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How to Flatten Wrinkled Photos

Pictures are subject to the effects of humidity, the larger the picture, the easier they become wrinkled. If your photo has become wrinkled as a result of humidity or from improper storage over time there are a few things you can do to get the image back to its original condition. Once the picture is back to its original condition dry mount the picture onto mounting board to prevent it from wrinkling again.

Things You'll Need

Iron
Ironing board
wrapping paper used for moving or section of brown paper bag

Instructions

- 1
  Set up an ironing board, plug in a household iron and turn it on to a low setting. Do not put any water into the iron, you simply want a hot, dry iron.
- 2
  Place the picture face down on the ironing board and place a sheet of brown wrapping paper that is used to wrap plates or dishes when moving or a section of brown paper bag on the back of the picture.
- 3
  Apply the iron to the picture and move the iron slowly covering the entire surface of the paper bag. Do not leave the iron in one location for too long.
- 4
  Allow the paper and print to cool, lift the paper up off of the print and lift the picture up off of the ironing board. Inspect the picture and observe to see if the wrinkles have been removed. Once done mount the picture to photo mounting board before placing it back into a frame.

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