Sealing hand painted frames

Mary Lever · Post by **Mary Lever** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 10:59 am

Hi
Do you need to seal a frame that is hand painted with matt emulsion? Thanks

Post by **prospero** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 11:09 am

I wouldn't think you would need anything heavy. A light waxing and a polish should protect it.
Sometimes a rub over with a duster saturated with dried wax will work. ie. one that you have used
previously for polishing.

This will of course take some of the 'mattness' away but will guard against fingermarks.
It is practically impossible to get a dead matt finish that can be handled.

Framerpicture · Post by **Framerpicture** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 4:51 pm

We spray them with a polyvine dead matt varnish, which does what it says on the tin

David McCormack · Post by **David McCormack** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 5:25 pm

Would that be the heavy duty wood varnish or the wax finish varnish? Must get round to trying the Polyvine products.

Framerpicture · Post by **Framerpicture** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 6:20 pm

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This is the one we use - not exactly cheap, but excellent for frames finished with emulsion

David McCormack · Post by **David McCormack** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 6:38 pm

Thanks

Post by **Tudor Rose** » Wed 07 Dec, 2016 10:06 pm

We use the Polyvine dead flat varnish too. Excellent stuff

Not your average framer · Fri 09 Dec, 2016 10:11 pm

I use the Polyvine wax finish acrylic varnish in the dead flat finish. Lion don't do the dead flat finish for some unknown reason, but do the satin finish instead. Unfortunately the satin finish is not really what I want most of the time. I order the dead flat version direct for Polyvine, which unfortunately cost more than Lion, but sadly Lion don't stock that one.

The wax finish acrylic varnish range is superbly durable stuff and if you only use a thin coat you will get the most durable surface. Thick coats appear to be not as durable!

pramsay13 · Post by **pramsay13** » Sat 10 Dec, 2016 10:06 pm

Are you talking about your own paintings?
If it's something brought in for framing I wouldn't be touching it with anything.

Post by **Tudor Rose** » Sat 10 Dec, 2016 10:14 pm

Pretty sure everyone was talking about painted frames, not putting anything on any paintings themselves. That's what I was talking about anyway.

pramsay13 · Post by **pramsay13** » Sat 10 Dec, 2016 11:08 pm

I completely misunderstood. Phew.

Framie · Post by **Framie** » Sun 11 Dec, 2016 12:56 pm

Just ordered a bottle of Polyvine dead flat varnish to give it a try

I would normally wax.

Framerpicture do you mind me asking what spray equipment you use? I would prefer to spray it on.

Thank you all

kuduframes · Post by **kuduframes** » Sun 11 Dec, 2016 8:01 pm

Mine should arrive from Amazon tomorrow

£9.55 for 500 ml

Framerpicture · Post by **Framerpicture** » Mon 12 Dec, 2016 2:22 pm

We're fortunate enough to have a spray booth with dry back filter and use HVLP spray guns that run from our compressor as we also spray the frames.
When this varnish is sprayed its touch dry in 20mins but needs about 24hours to fully cure

Framie · Post by **Framie** » Mon 12 Dec, 2016 3:14 pm

Thank you

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