Save That Mat

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Here are a couple of tips to help you save mats that you might otherwise throw away...
1. If your mat has small abrasion marks from tools or handling, it is because the "nap" of the paper surface has been disturbed. You can remove the marks easily by moistening a Q-tip and tracing along the marks. The bit of moisture relaxes the paper's fibers and allows them to stand up again. When the moisture evaporates, the marks are gone.

2. If you get oily fingerprints or other grease / oil based marks on matboard, try removing them with K2r Spot Remover. Spray the spot remover on the spot (shake the can first!); let it dry to a white haze, then blow it away with compressed air or brush it away with a soft brush. It usually works!
 
On saving those mats, don't forget that hydrogen pyroxide will do a good job removing blood from mats. Blade knicks, etc. are a way of life for framers, and I've saved some pretty expensive mats with the Q-Tip and peroxide.
 
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Nikodeumus said:
If it resurrected with no additional content, does that make it a "zombie thread"?
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On the sellers forum on Etsy, the mods consider any threads over a couple of weeks as old and will close it as a zombie and put a shaming message to those uncouth enough to try to resurrect such an ancient thread. I once mentioned theG's philosophy of "It ain't never over" when it comes to Zombie threads but no one was awake. The few that were awake ridiculed my defense of old threads.
 
Hmm...
That 1998 post had to be one of my first. The original membership was set up under my company name, rather than my personal name.

Strangely, the same advice might be posted today, since the suggested methods still work.

Nik, back in 1998, there were only a few Grumblers. Framers of that time were more protective of their "secret" techniques and less likely to share, which might explain the absence of replies.
 
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