[pure-silver] Re: euroclip frames?

The prints will be damaged if not by the glass then by the non-archival board 
behind the print after some time.  

For a short term display of a few months they should be OK, but someone here 
may tell you a horror story here of acid migration from the backing, glass 
sticking etc, that I'm unaware of..

Eric



--- On Wed, 7/9/08, eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: euroclip frames?
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 3:00 PM
> I have a print of myself as a child, emulsion stuck to the
> glass in spots. I'll never be able to separate the
> print from the glass without damaging it. So it will stay
> that way until it really falls apart.
> 
> As for the cost issue - and I don't mean to disregard
> your budget concerns - I only mention this in case you
> think it is more expensive than it really is. If you're
> already a DIY kind of person - Matting sheets are about $12
> for a 32"x40" sheet, on the high side. A steel
> rule and blade and some practice will give you a clean cut,
> without the angled in edge, but if you use 2 ply instead of
> 4 ply, it will look just fine. A cut matt hinged to anther
> piece of the same board with the print between is a very
> good way to protect a print.
>    There's a lot on-line about matting and framing. 
> 
> The other thing I wonder about is whether antiglare glass
> used upside down (antiglare side to the emulsion)
> wouldn't prevent the smooth surfaces from fusing with
> moisture.
> 
> Elias
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Eric Maquiling <emaquiling@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Are prints okay without a matt on those euroclip type
> frames?  I have some
> > 16x20's and I can't afford matts.  I used to
> use euroclip type frames with
> > smaller 8x10's matted.  Just wondering if the
> print itself might get damaged if
> > left for a while on those glass frameless clip type
> things.
> > 
> > TIA
> > -- 
> > Eric
> >



      

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