Hi, I'm a customer who has used various framers for often valuable (to me) artworks, and finally settled on a very good one, who has framed for museums and some big clients.
It has been a learning experience as unfortunately some framers have not carried out what I asked, or frames have come scuffed in transit, spacers missing in float mounts, wrong glass used etc. We all make mistakes, perhaps in unlucky, but if I'm spending a lot of money, and clearly specifying what I'd like, it's frustrating.
So I picked up a couple pieces the other month, where one was supposed to be framed with truvue conservation clear and other truvue museum. Unfortunately the museum glass piece had not had museum used as I could see my own reflection. I took it back to the workshop and they swiftly replaced both with museum.
Given past experiences I've had, it's made me a bit paranoid, especially ensuring framers use the correct glass, especially in a big workshop with lots of staff and the many glazing options available. Fading is my biggest concern for artwork protection.
So both pieces have a light purple hue/tinge, whereas other TV museum glass pieces I have picked up before and soon after have a slightly green tinge. I understand the green is normal, but is purple normal? I'm comparing pieces hanging in exactly the same spot.
So it's made me a little worried. Could they have used something else? Why the slight colour difference, purple and green?
Now I'm worried if they've used truvue anti reflective 79% glass. Is there a positive way of differentiation between TV ar and TV museum? Does one reflect a different colour to the other?
Thanks for reading
It has been a learning experience as unfortunately some framers have not carried out what I asked, or frames have come scuffed in transit, spacers missing in float mounts, wrong glass used etc. We all make mistakes, perhaps in unlucky, but if I'm spending a lot of money, and clearly specifying what I'd like, it's frustrating.
So I picked up a couple pieces the other month, where one was supposed to be framed with truvue conservation clear and other truvue museum. Unfortunately the museum glass piece had not had museum used as I could see my own reflection. I took it back to the workshop and they swiftly replaced both with museum.
Given past experiences I've had, it's made me a bit paranoid, especially ensuring framers use the correct glass, especially in a big workshop with lots of staff and the many glazing options available. Fading is my biggest concern for artwork protection.
So both pieces have a light purple hue/tinge, whereas other TV museum glass pieces I have picked up before and soon after have a slightly green tinge. I understand the green is normal, but is purple normal? I'm comparing pieces hanging in exactly the same spot.
So it's made me a little worried. Could they have used something else? Why the slight colour difference, purple and green?
Now I'm worried if they've used truvue anti reflective 79% glass. Is there a positive way of differentiation between TV ar and TV museum? Does one reflect a different colour to the other?
Thanks for reading