The Framers Forum

Hi,
I have a customer who is interested in having a piece floating between 2 sheets of glass. Any suggestions how I can invisibly fix the artwork?

Thanks,

Sharon
Rhiannon Framing

Thanks every one for all the advice. I am doing just as Justin said, new mount, new glass in a beautiful old frame will transform the old picture.

I have been asked to clean up a lovely old dark wood frame that is just grubby. Any suggestions on what I should use to clean it. Thanks in anticipation.

Hi Ian,

Your company will be a sad loss from the centre of Kingston, here's wishing you well in the future.

Sharon

Sad to hear you are closing down. I have sent you a private message.
wishing you well in your retirement,
Sharon

I have a customer wanting a round window cut. I wonder if there is a framer in the Kingston upon Thames area that has a computer mountboard cutter that can do this easily.

thanks

Wow thank you all so much for your support advice and encouragement. Just as I was thinking should I really be a picture framer?! I can and will do it!
What backing would you use Steve N?

Thanks for that advice, using the slip sounds like the best option. Handling the glass though sounds scary to me.

I have been asked to mount and frame a photograph that is 180cm x 26 cm with a 5 cm wide mount. Is that possible?

Thank you all for your advice. I will start with Wickes ripple coat and go from there.
enjoy the sunshine, Sharon

I have several canvases to frame in an L shaped obeche. My customer wants a very smooth high gloss black finish. Any suggestions on how I can get the very smooth finish so that I can't see any grain in the wood? I was planning on using black acrylic paint finished with a gloss medium. On its own tho...

Thank you all for taking time to reply. Simons website is being revamped so can't look there but Lion's Lazio looks like a strong contender but it is out of stock grr.

enjoy the sunshine

Sharon

Does anyone recognise this moulding,
thanks for looking,

Sharon

I have a double sided poster that I would like to float between 2 pieces of glass. I plan to use 1cm mountboard. Can any one suggest the most invisible way of fixing the mount board to the glass.

thanks

A customer brought in a collage that wasn't flat. She took it home and stuck it to mountboard which is curving badly. She wants be to float the collage and flatten it in the process - any suggestions??

Really interesting thread thank you. Can you explain the merits of using undermount please?

thanks,

Sharon

I am trying to source this moulding, does anyone recognise it?
thanks

wow I love it should have got one long time ago.

Could someone tell me the main differences between the Fletcher Fleximaster and the Fletcher Framemaster. I have used the Fleximaster ad find that if I have to open my picture to remove the annoying bit of dust drawn accross by static that I end up haveing to replace the point anyway so would I be b...

Hi Mark, Thank you so much. If I am going to frame these posters I want to do it properly, if I am not confident I can do that I won't do it. The customer has taken the posters back while I source moulding and find out the best way of doing the framing. She is keen for me to do it. The posters are a...