then begins the fun. This is much easier with an extra pair of hands, but it can be done by yourself. I usually cut off whatever is trashed on the paper like footprints (actually I leave a few inches because they'll be out of frame at the front edge of the paper next time I use it, and every inch counts!) and roll the paper from the front to under the crossbar (loosely) before I undo the A-clamp. Then I lower the verical stands slowly bit by bit one at a time, and as I'm walking from one side to the other, rolling the paper a little more (sometimes it will do it by itself from the curl) until I get the cross bar down to about shoulder height or a little lower. Then I undo the A-clamp and (holding the paper to keep it from unrolling) walk to the center and start to roll it up. The key to keeping the paper in good shape is to make sure the crossbar is dead level, to roll from the center, and roll as tightly as you can, keeping tension on the paper (which I do by sticking my hand in one end, and holding the roll while gently pulling on the front end of the paper after it's all rolled up. The tighter you can get it, the better. Then I wrap a piece of duct tape all the way around (some folks use several short strips) in the center, and ALWAYS store it vertically, and never on a horizontal cross bar, or you will get ripples. Make sure one person rolls the paper from the center, or it will shift to one side or the other.
Regards,
Andy Pearlman
Andy Pearlman Studio