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I've got a small blob of dark blue paint that was against the glass on a white mount. And plan on recutting the mount, simple enough.

But is there anything you do to marks on a mount that is visible. A framer told me to pick a tiny speck off with a sharp mount cutter blade, but this is too big.
I've often seen how to linen wrap mounts, but they look pretty amateur & unsuccessful on the youtube videos.
I've spray painted them with chalk paint, but when the paint touches the glass you get grey unsightly marks like water damage that isn't there, it's like a pressure mark or something.

Is there a trick I don't know about but should?

Answering my own question, but the penny has just dropped.
I can make it into a double mount, and put the second mat over the top to camouflage the flaw. I know it was a basic question, but I'm not a professional at all.

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May I suggest your decision to make a double mount, is what a professional would do
So take the credit

Thank you, Keith.
That made me feel rather cosy to hear. It's not easy this framing profession, and lord knows I make quite a few mistakes.

But simple mount making, thanks to my very good mat cutter, is fairly easy I find. But my goodness, the slightest mark and it's no good for anything.

I second that. I've given my share of "I thought it would benefit from a double mount" free upgrades. Why waste an otherwise perfectly good mount when you can elevate it to a double mount. Level 1 aside of course.
Although saying that, I'm referring to factory blemishes. Small paint blobs clearly define you as an artist!

I'm referring to factory blemishes

and of course they are invisible to the naked eye before you measure & cut, JustinT.
But immediately afterwards, it's like a canker.