Spray on photo kwestion

[nikfrz]

I had a customer bring a 16x20 photo in to have framed. She said she didnt want glass and that another framer that's out of biz had sprayed one for her. Is there such a spray for photos? And if there is, should I mount the photo to gatorboard?

 

[kdub]

I don't know of a spray that would protect it against damage such as scrapes or punctures. The next best thing I would do is send it out to Colorplak or Reprint Mint (both in Northern Ca.) They both mount the photo/print on a harder mdf type material (Colorplak laminates it first, Reprint Mint uses a nearly undetectable pray coating to protect the image). There may be a company closer to you that provides basically the same service. Someone else might know.

 

[wpfay]

Reprint Mint uses a nearly undetectable pray coating

New technology?...you may be in the running for best typo of the year

 

[Dave]

Krylon Crystal Clear will somewhat protect a photo from moisture and fingerprinting. I wouldn't recommend it for framing but only for short term display.

 

[PalmettoFraming]

We use clearjet uv-protective coating from united. I offer the spray finish mostly on posters for work out rooms and kids posters. Its about $15 a can.

 

[Rob Markoff]

http://www.lacquer-mat.com/

 

[JRB]

Krylon mat finish spray. Do not confuse it with Krylon photo dulling spray, that won't work. Mat finish spray is a great spray for inexpensive photos, it will hide fingerprints and other minor damage. This will NOT work on computer generated ink jet prints, it will ruin them. If you spray it on a regular photo print, you can sometimes get a white blushing or fog. Just let it dry completely for a few hours. In the meantime chill the Krylon can in the refrigerator, then re-spray the photo. That should remove the fog or blushing.

You can also remove the entire Krylon spray coating by using pretty much any non photochemically reactive solvent. Make sure it says that on the can somewhere. This will also serve as a test to see if it really was an actual photographic print rather than ink jet. It won't hurt the photo at all, it will destroy the ink jet print.

Krylon mat spray is especially handy if you have to put a photographic print directly against the glass, as in photo frames. It will prevent the print from fusing to the glass. Make sure the spray coating is completely dry before fitting it.

John