Carol Neff
Grumbler
I had a customer bring me a numbered print still in the origional packaging, but somehow it had been bent and there is a crease down the center of the print. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
Crease in a print
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Often artists will, for a small fee, take the damaged print back, tear it up and sign a new one. Once the fibers have been damaged, you may be able to improve the crease, but I don't think you will ever be able to remove it completely.
fttom
MGF, Master Grumble Framer
You can sometimes put them into your drymount press for a little while, and it will get some of the crease out, but never all of it. Once that crease is there, it's there.
Also, for you newbies especiaally, a word to the wise from the voice of experience. Watch any print that anyone brings to you that is wrapped up in cellophane. Open it while the customer is there, and examine it carefully. We have seen them that were scratched under the wrap, but you could not see it until you took the wrap off, and it showed up with the glass on it. Be sure that you open anything that is brought into your Shop, either wrapped or framed, to see if it is damaged, while you have the customer's full attention on the art work. This is for your protection.
Also, for you newbies especiaally, a word to the wise from the voice of experience. Watch any print that anyone brings to you that is wrapped up in cellophane. Open it while the customer is there, and examine it carefully. We have seen them that were scratched under the wrap, but you could not see it until you took the wrap off, and it showed up with the glass on it. Be sure that you open anything that is brought into your Shop, either wrapped or framed, to see if it is damaged, while you have the customer's full attention on the art work. This is for your protection.
Great advice, Susan. And even if the print isn't wrapped in plastic, we hold the paper up vertically, so light hits it at an angle. You could also shine a bright flashlight at a steep angle for the same purpose.Originally posted by fttom:
...Watch any print that anyone brings to you that is wrapped up in cellophane. Open it while the customer is there, and examine it carefully. We have seen them that were scratched under the wrap, but you could not see it until you took the wrap off, and it showed up with the glass on it. Be sure that you open anything that is brought into your Shop, either wrapped or framed, to see if it is damaged, while you have the customer's full attention on the art work. This is for your protection.
It's surprising how many small creases & wrinkles are invisible when the paper is laying on a table, with light coming from all directions. But when the framed print is hung, everything shows.