That looks fine to me. I have started doing wraps also. I'd like more information about the coating. I see they have semi-gloss and also something called 30 degree satin. Is there any reason that you chose semi gloss over the satin? What do you think of the finish? I wouldn't want it too shiny. It doesn't look shiny from your photos.
I presume you sprayed it. What kind of sprayer and compressor did you use?
By the way, a word of advice to others who are planning to wrap. Place some cardboard over the back of the canvas (not the photo side) to protect it when working. I dropped my staple gun and put a hole through one photo.
Alan, Thanks for the reply!
Your questions: I chose the semigloss because it would allow me to choose a wider range of what type of gloss I wanted... I experimented on a couple different pieces of scrap mat board to see just how the finish would lay, and how it would reflect. I decided the full on was too shiny, and I had heard that a 50/50 cut was almost equivalent to the satin, which I tried and found too dull, so I was debating between a 3/1 cut and a 3/2 which was somewhere between the two...
This image was for a personal project, so I decided to use the glossier of the two, because there were no repercussions if I didn't like it. Luckily, I do. The image seems to sparkle due to the shine from the canvas' surface, but it doesn't give off any glare or reflection that would take away from viewing it. I'm going to stick with this ratio for now.
I did spray it. I have a big craftsman 30gallon compressor, so I just went to Home Depot and bought their $80 Husky Pro hvlp gun. Worked like a charm! Easy to use, very even spray, the trigger was a little softer than guns i've used previously, but it was an easy adjustment. Came with a cleaning kit for easy clean up too...
Having the compressor makes this a lot easier, as I grapped a staple gun for it too. My hand staple gun just didn't seem to want to knock the staples all the way in... I had to use a hammer on several to push them through. Not exactly comfortable...
Good tip, btw... I almost slipped myself once or twice, but with a razor knife!
I have a little bit of work left to do on the corners, I think I need to bring them in towards the middle a little bit more so you can't see the white edge of the canvas behind the print.
Tomorrow i'll be wrapping print #2, but on a 1" thick stretcher instead of 2.