Uv92 or Museum glass

[Uncle Sumo]

Lady came in today and was absolutely certain she needed UV protection and high clarity. I recommended TruVue Museum glass. Later I was reading in the Wessex catalogue and noticed TruVue UV92. Anyone used UV92? Any views on how to choose between them?

[Roboframer]

The spec for both is on Wessex website
http://www.wessexpictures.com/ultravue_uv92.html
http://www.wessexpictures.com/museum_glass.html

Museum is waterwhite so is clearer than museum and also does not have the rippled coating (which is a lot better than it used to be but still there).

Conservation quality glass by both FATG and PPFA standards must have a minimum 97% filter and anything below that level will be a reflective filter, not an absorptive filter, so less effective. But it's all stuff for the lab really, not the framing workshop. Both offer high protection and great clarity - it's more important to hang the picture in a good location.

If you decide you prefer the 92, check the sheet sizes and prices to other anti-reflective waterwhite 92% filtering products like artglass and watch out for grab marks on the edges of some types.

[Roboframer]

Museum is waterwhite so is clearer than museum

Soz, should read "UV92 is waterwhite............. " etc

[maguirei]

The museum glass is also slightly thicker at 2.5mm as opposed to 2mm. This makes it stronger but also heavier.