rabbet tape?

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Where do I get the felt/foam (whatever) tape used to line rabbets when framing canvas? I can't think of the name of it to do a search.

Thank you for all your help.
 
Rosalyn,

It is called "rabbet tape". :D

YOu can buy the tape from UMS or Larson. It used to come in a metallic looking tape but the last couple of rolls I bought were a yuk gray.

Framerguy
 
The felt kind that protects the canvas from rubbing on the rabbet is called "rabbet tape"?

I can't find it on UMS. Tonight is idiot night and I'm Queen!
 
Rosalyn,

I haven't used the felt tape. Rabbet tape is a Mylar tape that is used as a barrier around the rabbet of the wood frame to minimize acid migration into the edges of the canvas.

I would think that the felt tape would be used more for padding than for acid protection unless it had a Mylar facing or equivalent.

FGII

Edit:

Unless the framed canvasses are going to be transported frequently, I don't think that there would be much "rubbing" after the framed canvas is hung. With the Mylar rabbet tape, the surface is very slick and would not abrade the surface of the canvas much if at all.

[ 01-05-2004, 10:11 PM: Message edited by: Framerguy ]
 
Oh - excellent! You just saved me from buying something I did need! Whataguy!!!
 
i am with framrguy-he is so smart!! if the work is to be transported then this is good stuff. if you are going to spend the time why not just use the rabbet seal tape? that takes about the same time to apply and stops acid migration. it is a better product.

and the foam tape stuff is a littl aawkward to apply, for me antyways.
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Material commonly used in museums to line the
rabbet width (the lip) of frames, which house
canvases, are polyethylene foams: Nalgene or
Volara. The latter can be found in preservation
supply catalogues, like University Products
800-628-1912. These materials are chemically pure,
have nothing that can stick to the surface of
the painting, and should provide protection from
volitiles coming from the wood of the frame.

Hugh
 
What ever happened to the good ol' days when we would staple strips of 4 ply rag mat to the sides of the canvas in such a way that they stuck out beyond the face of the painting by an 1/8" or so? The idea was that only the mat would touch the frame protecting the paint surface and the canvas. Is this improper now?
 
The only problem one might point to in stapling strips of board to the edge of the canvas, is the staples. This same thing was done in museums, using polyethylene stripping, some years ago, but it is seen less,these days. With a modern canvas with a good, strong tacking edge, the stapled strip should do no more harm that re-stretching the canvas would, and it protects the front and sides of the canvas.

Hugh
 
Jana's point is a valid one. The other issues
one must address with a "felt" tape, is whether
some of its fibers may become lodged in the
varnish of the painting and the degree to which
the adhesive used to hold the tape to the
rabbet might come through the felt. Synthetic
felt would not be appealing to pests, but the
other issues would remain.

Hugh
 
May be of interest

Rgs

Dermot
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