I'm so excited!!!!!

Create a Post
I was really excited to get my frank's fabrics samples in. that's the next addictive step.

Just warning you! :D

-Sarah
 
mayos said:
I so excited I can hardly contain myself......I received Crescent Moorman Fabric Mat corner samples today!!!! Yeah...now I can sell suede matboard.
Click to expand...


Jerry the excitement will ware off when you are picking flum off a dark suede mat for the 5th, 6th, 10th time when you are/or have closed up the package. Sometimes you just need that PIA charge. :smiley:

I do like them for that right occasion, just be forewarned.
 
Yeah, with the darker colors you can just consider them a giant flat version of those velvet lint pickup brushes.
;) Rick
 
Well, OK, I guess I'm not as excited as I was. I have a tough time with those little flakes that suddenly appear under the glass only AFTER you've closed the back.

BUT I'm still excited to see how my velvet Elvis painting will look with suede matting????!!!!!:cool:
 
a nice vacuum with a brush on the end is VERY helpful for those flums :-)

Elaine
 
Enjoy your new samples – these guys would be a buzz kill for an ice cream sundae.;)
 
If you don't have the nifty vacuum brush already mentioned, a good lint roller is priceless for these things. The kind you get at the dry cleaners. If you get a cheapy one at a dollar store, they are a pain in the neck, but the good kind work great and last well. I don't know what they cost the first time, but around here the replacement rolls are five dollars each. We use two or three of them a year.

If you already have the glass on and don't want to remove it, but need to get a crumb out, try this. Get a piece of removable scotch tape and a little strip of matboard (about 3/8 inch wide and between three or four inches long). Raise up the edge of the glass, slip the tape in with the sticky side down so it's above the crumb. Press it down onto the surface with the matboard strip. Pull the mat strip out, pull the tape off, and the crumb should come with it.

If you have a lint roller or vacuum brush, you shouldn't have too many little crumbs left once the glass is on. If somebody marches onto this thread and shares a better way, go for it, but this is a fast, handy way that works for me.

One more thing. Some people use a Jiffy steamer to get scuff marks and lines off of suede mat boards. I just store them carefully so they don't get the marks in the first place. Used to work at a place with a steamer, though, and it worked well when they used it. If you ever do that, be sure to give it plenty of time to dry completely out before cutting it.
 
I like a soft bristle toothbrush to swirl out the scuff marks. Have fun!!
 
Our variation on Shayla's crumb* removal method is to use a short length of acrylic spacer. Remove about 3/16" of facing paper from the adhesive at one end, then touch the exposed area of adhesive a few times with your finger to cut down its stickiness to about Post-it strength. Violá, instant fishout tool. Just be careful not to get any adhesive on the glass, or you'll have to open the piece after all to remove IT with solvent. Once all is clean I strategically place pieces of frosted tape, overlapping the glass about 2 mm, to seal the package together to prevent flexing and drawing in more detritus while fitting.
:cool: Rick *[we use the professional term P.O.S., in the non-point-of-sale sense]
 
Create a Post
Back
Top