Glue Dots?

[Jbourn]

Hello fellow framers,

Does anyone have any experience using "Glue dots" to mount items? I have a customer wanting a small record in a frame along with a concert poster, ticket and photo. I have been thinking about trying these "Glue Dots" out as a way to mount items so that there is no visible contact point. These dots are supposedly acid free and similar to the gooey glue strip that credit/gift cards are mounted in their packaging with. I have played with them a bit and they seem pretty sturdy and don't leave a residue but are easy enough to remove if necessary.

Any insight would be helpful!

 

[Bruce Papier]

We used them a lot to mount tickets. Particularly if there were a number of tickets to be mounted all in one frame because the glue dots allowed us to move the tickets around if we got the initial arrangement wrong. I'm not so sure they would work as well on a poster or photo because they have some thickness to them so they might cause a lump if the paper is thin.

 

[Holden West]

They seem to have been discontinued but there was a product similar to what you describe called Dotz that had good holding power but I didn't trust their long-term grip on their own.

 

[Rick Granick]

For an object like a record, you want to use mechanical mounts because adhesives will harm the object and will fail eventually.
If this is a 45rpm "single", you can get the plastic inserts used for playing them

If it is a vinyl album, you can use a binding post (also called a Chicago screw), which is totally reversible and also looks like the spindle of a turntable. You can also use these in the center hole of the 45 insert.

Rick

 

[artfolio]

Rick has it right with a screw to mount the record. The only advice I would add is photocopy the ticket for display as it is probably printed on thermal paper and the writing will disappear after a few months. The original could be put in an envelope on the back of the frame or inside the package where it may or may not survive.