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Hey guys,

OK, so I have the Vedder/Klausen Chicago AP stored flat, mint, etc. A friend of mine cut me a beautiful white matte with a v-groove. I am a real condition nut and I am paranoid to bring this to the local framer (who is overpriced anyway). Are their online sites where I could purchase a nice frame? I'm not a frame guru but I know I should have UV protected glass and what else? Acid free backing or something right? Anyway, if anyone can steer me in the right direction as to a place where I can order what I need and frame this beauty with my own two hands I would be thrilled!

Thanks,
George

Hey George, go in there with your eyes open thats all I will say.....My framer was wonderful with me, and where he could have charged 6 times more for the UV glass, and I would have paid, he was dead honest with me and told me that I should save my money.....like I said before he showed me a few journals he had read detailing studios on the impact of UV glass, and the conclusion in all was that although Ok it might filter some of the rays it will not stop fading, the only way to do so would be to hang them in the dark. If the price is slightly more go wioth it but in my case it would have been a massive increase and he just said listen, believe me it will not stop discolouring as nothing can.

I appreciated that.

This is advice many will argue with but it comes direct from the professionals and isnt my opinion whatsoever as I know nothing really.

But bear in mind the difference that the UV glass will make to your print, if you want it to look bright and vivid you might need to rethink that, as with the UV stuff it generally gives it a Matt feel and dulls the poster.

Depends of course on what effect you are looking for. The key is to finding a framer you can trust, but it doesnt have to cost the earth.

Finally I think they will all use acid free backing, and will never ever dry mount unless you ask them too, although I have heard a few horror stories where they have been returned from mail order companies dry mounted......

do post a pic when it arrives George

Thanks for the info Paul, much appreciated as always.

George

http://www.americanframe.com/

The site is pretty cool you can upload the piture to see what the matte and frame will look like with your print.Although with the Chicago AP i would have a pro do it using picture corners in stead of arcival tape.Good luck.

Her is my AP Chicago .I just left it simple.One single white matte with the look of two mattes useing the black border of the print.

http://http://i292.photobucket.com/albu ... G_0605.jpg

Whoops didn't see the date of the last post.I wonder how it came out though.

mvluckymike wrote:Her is my AP Chicago .I just left it simple.One single white matte with the look of two mattes useing the black border of the print.

http://http://i292.photobucket.com/albu ... G_0605.jpg

The link doesn't work for me.

Try this one

Nice. Thanks.