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Large prints are often curly.

That's because the paper came from a roll, or the print was shipped in a mailing tube.

Matting curly prints will flatten them.

However, the curl is bothersome when if they're stored in a box.

$$$ Solution

Get a Bienfang De-Roller for between $260 and $320.

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Cheaper Solution

You can make your own de-roller easily.

1) Attach a piece of sturdy paper larger than the print to a mailing tube.

2) Place the print on the paper, and roll it up against the curl.

When you unroll the print, there'll still be some curl.

3) To remove this last smidgen of curl, repeat the process after rotating the print 180 degrees.

If needed, you can leave the print rolled up for a few minutes by sliding on several rubber bands.