My Magic Wand is broken. How would you do this?

[FrameMakers]

I have an old land grant that the customer wants to see both side and all the edges. The document will be matted, but 3/4" from the edge. Normally I would do an encapsulation, but she doesn't like look of the shiny film. We are putting MG in front but the film makes it look like regular glass because the MG is so clear.

I have a left over piece of Optimum acrylic that I could use to the front of the encapsulation, but I have read and witnessed that this does not have the static properties that the clear film or even regular acrylic has. Thus I am worried that the document might slip out of position.

The bottom and sides of the document are fairly straight, I have been considering making a sink mat using strips of the film on the sides and bottom, with the Optimum on the front and full sheet of film on the back.

Do you think that would work or would the document still be likely to drop between the levels of the film?

Any other ideas?

 

[Dave]

I haven't used it myself yet, but how about Pat's Invisimount?

 

[Jeff Rodier]

Attach EZ has a non-glare film.

 

[Prospero]

Matt surface encapsulation film?

Never used it or seen any for that matter, but I do believe such a thing exists.

 

[Jeff Rodier]

I've used it and have been very happy with the product.

 

[Joe B]

I haven't used it myself yet, but how about Pat's Invisimount?

Pat's Attach EZ Invisimount is a great product. I use it on lots of items and not only items that I want to see both side. I don't like the Mylar because of the sheen but the Invisimount, once installed, is near impossible to see.

 

[RParrish]

If they don't like the glare from encapsulation I doubt they will like the non glare stuff. I have not found it to be as "invisible" as some have said, especially if its a see through frame.

Let me know I could send you some.

 

[Hired Help]

Another vote for Pat's Invisimount.

 

[05]

Paper or animal skin? Either way, the client's request is not going to allow for enough support over time, but if it's animal skin, you're really going to be in for it.

We had a similar request not long ago. There really wasn't lots of information on the back, just a sentence or two in separate areas.We talked the client into a fairly straight-forward mounting job, with windows cut in the back mat and the backing coroplast to allow the information to be seen, but the piece itself to be supported. Our clients do tend to come to us for different reasons than a general frame shop, though.

P.S. The holes in the coroplast were covered (on the inside) with pieces of 5 mm Melinex put down with 3M 850 tape. I may have done similar on the back mat (using 2mm melinex and 3M 415 tape), but I'm not sure right now.

 

[FrameMakers]

One other piece of information, I need to get the job done for tomorrow.

I guess I was making a bigger deal then I needed to. I ended up just doing a straight encapsulation using Optimum on the front and clear film on the back. It went down well and the document is not moving anywhere.

The only down side of this is that the edges around the document will have a little bit of reflection. As it turns out, I really like this method because the Optimum is dead flat unlike any clear film that will still show the bumps and folds of an old document.