Suitable/Correct Glass for a frame in a Conservatory

[Bagel Framer]

Hi all,

I've had an enquiry from a customer who wants to re-glaze a print in her conservatory (this print is from Singapore). Currently it's in a frame with normal float glass from what I can gather and is direct sunlight when we get some..!

Dimensions of the glass are roughly 29" x 21" - can you advise the sort of glass I should be pointed her towards. Keeping it local to me, I'd ideally liek to source it off Glass and Mirror in Leatherhead who've recently joined Wessex Pictures.

Thanks...!

[Mary Case GCF]

hi Bagel Framer, any of the glass options that Glass and Mirror offer with a UV filter should suffice, Tru-Vue conservation clear might be worth considering as a starter (97% UV BLOCKING) and they offer this cut to size too. , then working your way up to water white or museum quality, depending on how much the customer wants to spend

[osgood]

Tru-Vue conservation clear might be worth considering as a starter (97% UV BLOCKING) and they offer this cut to size too. , then working your way up to water white or museum quality,

Do you have 'water white' glass that has UV protection available???

[Roboframer]

Do you have 'water white' glass that has UV protection available???

Yes we do - it's made by a company called 'Flabeg' - German I believe - Glass & mirror sell it and call it "G&M Museum" Nielsen sell the same stuff and call it 'Clearcolour' (Without UV filter) or 'Clearcolour Plus' (With)

You pay for the clarity in UV protection, 90% .

[osgood]

OIC,
90% seems a bit low. Better than nothing though.
Do you guys sell much of that?

[Roboframer]

I sell a lot of it and I don't stock TruVu museum.

I see it like this - museum glass is sold for its 'invisibleness' and clarity above and beyond UV protection, but TruVu has a green tinge and the same 'ripple' as CC - waterwhite glass has almost zero colour shift and no 'ripple'

If protection is utmost I'll offer CC - which is of course cheaper whilst giving better protection, and if the anti-reflection is equally desired then I'll order TruVu museum cut-to-size.

Maybe I could stock the waterwhite stuff without the UV and TruVu museum but as waterwhite glass lets more light in - I don't think it's right to sell something which costs a packet that actually speeds up the artwork's demise - normal glass has better UV protection!

So I just stock the stuff that costs a bit more of a packet that looks the best whiilst offering good protection with the option of the stuff that does not look as good but gives better protection as req'd.

[iantheframer]

Hello
We use a lot of UV filtering glass and find the G&M Range very good, I agree with what you have all said but would like to add a couple of things.

Another alternative is laminated glass this is especially use full in larger sives and is a better option if safety is a consideration; G&M do several including a waterwhite version.

It is very important to remember that ALL LIGHT will damage artwork. UV is the most damaging and as we as humans don’t need it, it makes sense to eliminate it. Conservatories by their very nature are very bright and not a good place at all for pictures. Consider also that they are often subject to vast changes in temperature and humidity and the problems become much worse

There is more detailed information about these matters on my website if it helps

http://tlframing.co.uk/1_3_advanced.php

Ian.

[Bagel Framer]

Thanks all, I quoted the customer for a piece of Tru-Vue Conservation Clear and she hasn't got back to me, perhaps she doesn't want to spend the money. If so, why ask me in the first place...!