Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Dec 31, 2018 15:39:42 GMT
Has anyone noticed any difference in the black color of stamp mounts between brands. I have a mix of Scott (preferred), Showgard and Mystic mounts. They all appear the same to me, but I have seen others claim that the shades of black are not the same and it's better to stay with the same brand.
And for those that don't know:
- Scott mounts are rebranded Prinz mounts
- Showgard mounts are rebranded Schaufix mounts
- Mystic mounts and rebranded Davo mount
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renden
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Post by renden on Dec 31, 2018 17:15:51 GMT
I use Uni-Safe Black stamp mounts, satisfied, and geet them in Montreal
René
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Post by angore on Dec 31, 2018 21:05:33 GMT
If you hold up a Scott/Prinz mount to the light, it is less translucent than Showgard which has a slight bluish tint.. Since you mount it on a page, I do not think this has much visual effect but may be behind the comment that Scott/Prinz are true black. However, Showgards are stiffer to me than the Scott/Prinz.
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Post by Jerry B on Dec 31, 2018 21:19:57 GMT
Hi
As an aside. I find that Showgard mounts are a little thicker than Scott mounts.
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Post by renden on Dec 31, 2018 22:03:43 GMT
Hi As an aside. I find that Showgard mounts are a little thicker than Scott mounts. Jerry B Hi Jerry .....little thicker means a humongous Album....at the end !!! René |
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Post by angore on Dec 31, 2018 23:13:45 GMT
Hi As an aside. I find that Showgard mounts are a little thicker than Scott mounts. Jerry B The thickness may correlate to stiffness. I will measure tomorrow. |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 1, 2019 15:01:58 GMT
I have Unitrade and Lighthouse mounts, both clear. I prefer coloured cardstock over white/cream paper anyday.
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 1, 2019 17:33:33 GMT
I measured a Showgard and Scott mount and they are identical per my calipers.
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Post by Jerry B on Jan 1, 2019 21:23:19 GMT
Hi angore
Interesting. To my touch the Showgard seemed thicker. I never thought of actually measuring the thickness.
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Post by angore on Jan 1, 2019 22:36:07 GMT
To me it confirms the materials used are different.
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Post by kgvistamps on Jan 2, 2019 15:14:46 GMT
I prefer the Scott mounts over the Showgard because of some problems i had with the Showgard mounts.
Initially I was making my own pages and using Showgard mounts, but I noticed that some of the larger sized mounts (36 and others) had a wavy tendency that was causing the stamps to curl a little.I think it was a production problem but I bought several packages and the problem was there on all of them. I switched over to the Scott mounts and never found that happening.
Hopefully Showgard resolved the problem, but I am not using Vario pages so I haven't purchased any mounts for quite a while.
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 2, 2019 20:14:23 GMT
I have experienced the waviness too with Showgard mounts.
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 2, 2019 20:57:40 GMT
 I am aiming for a "pink" one - René
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Post by angore on Jan 4, 2019 12:56:39 GMT
I will also comment that I prefer Scott/Prinz because they seem to be more compliant with the thicker self-adhesive stamps.
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jan 5, 2019 19:01:45 GMT
I also have had the curling problem with Showgard mounts. I have a stamp store about 5 minutes from my house (conveniently, my son works there also), and he sells individual strips for a lot of sizes. So, when I need an oddball size, it's cheaper to pay $1.00 for a strip than $13.95 for a whole pack. Well, those are all Showgard mounts, and they've been in a file cabinet for years. And they're all wavy.
Showgard mounts I had stored away from the 90s were also wavy when I rediscovered the hobby. All the Scott mounts I had back then were still nice and flat.
Have no idea if this issue was corrected.
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Post by tobben63 on Jan 18, 2019 15:21:31 GMT
I like and only use clear stamp mounts. use Lighthouse. But, now with my last catalogue buy I supplied the order with some long stripes mounts. I did not check to good before I go to check out and received black mounts instead of clear. Well, might have to try our black mounts then.
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 18, 2019 15:36:35 GMT
I like and only use clear stamp mounts. use Lighthouse. But, now with my last catalogue buy I supplied the order with some long stripes mounts. I did not check to good before I go to check out and received black mounts instead of clear. Well, might have to try our black mounts then. will take them!  |
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Post by renden on Jan 28, 2019 15:16:55 GMT
Received this morning.....from brightonpete.......a nice assortment of Black Mounts !! Thanks Pete René  |
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I am aiming for a "pink" one - René
