The Framers Forum

A customer brought in 2 large photographic posters, one of Anthony Hopkins ( see below ) the other of Michael Caine, about A0 size, I drymounted them on 5mm Foamcore and they look good. They are not High Gloss photos, more of a matt affect really.

I am going to use non-reflective glass on them but wanted to know if anyone has ever laid non-reflective glass directly onto a photographic poster like this ? I know you should use a spacer between glass and artwork and normally I would but is there ever a case for laying non-ref glass directly onto a print like this or would it really come back to bite me ?

If I did use a spacer it couldn't be very deep otherwise I'd get blurring, any suggestions on what I could use ? I don't use that econispace stuff...
Thanks in advance,
Adam/Bagpuss

I don't think NR glass would cause any more problems than normal glass against artwork unless maybe the etched surface would be more likely to cause abrasion. There's always the stuff that is etched more finely and on one side only; they reckon that's good for up to a double mount so a 3mm spacer in the rebate might work.

If you stock and use normal NR glass you must surely use it with a mount or maybe a double mount otherwise you wouldn't need to ask about direct contact?

Just create that same space in the rebate.

Direct glass contact will do no harm to a photo Providing it's kept in a stable environment. But move it somewhere - in the back of a car on a hot day or or even in direct sunlight for a few mins and chances are the photo will stick to the glass. Once that happens, it's knackered.

If the customer insists and won't cough up for AR glass, I would go ahead and use spacers. Maybe on such stark images the blurry effect won't look too bad.