Val
PFG, Picture Framing God
Yesterday I ran across two publications (books?) by LJ, squirreled away in a file cabinet. (My predecessor went to the LJ class). One is "How to Frame Original & Limited Edition Prints", published in 1993. It recommends "sealing" the package (backing, art, mat, glass), using the Linco frame sealing tape, OR 3M's 810 tape, to provide a barrier from dust and the acid of the wood. Another chapter recommends lining the inside of the moulding with 810 as an acid barrier.
Has anyone heard of using the 810 tape this way? For sealing the dust out of the package before fitting, I have, but not for lining the moulding. I use the Linco tape. (Used to use wax! Oldtimer's showing here again)
How safe, acid-wise, is 810 tape? (NOT FOR MOUNTING! Just for the moulding) Sure would be less expensive than Linco (I wondered why he had boxes and boxes of that 810 tape!), but I question the validity of that now. In fact, I question the validity of anything I USED to do now, and for good reason. Framing Times have changed.
Has anyone heard of using the 810 tape this way? For sealing the dust out of the package before fitting, I have, but not for lining the moulding. I use the Linco tape. (Used to use wax! Oldtimer's showing here again)
How safe, acid-wise, is 810 tape? (NOT FOR MOUNTING! Just for the moulding) Sure would be less expensive than Linco (I wondered why he had boxes and boxes of that 810 tape!), but I question the validity of that now. In fact, I question the validity of anything I USED to do now, and for good reason. Framing Times have changed.