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- Fri 15 Jun, 2007 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Getting Marks off drawings and mountboard
- Replies: 14
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Any good quality artists eraser, but I would avoid the kneable type. They are for moving graphite about rather than removing and will eventually get so full they will reapply the dirt. Best thing for light marks is a draft cleaning pad (or 'magic sausage' as I call them). It's basically a muslin bag...
- Fri 15 Jun, 2007 11:47 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: fitting up large aluminium frames
- Replies: 18
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I always assemble ally frames by first making a sandwich of the backing/artwork/glass and wrapping the edges with making tape. The glass should be marginally smaller than the backing board so in theory it should never touch the frame. Glass in this situation usually gets broken from a shock to the f...
- Fri 15 Jun, 2007 9:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: stretcher bar newbie??
- Replies: 6
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How big are the paintings? If they are realtively small (<12x16) and are the ubiquitous far-eastern factory panitings I would be tempted to glue them to a board. If they are bigger, stretching is preferable. But the term 'stretching' for canvases is slightly misleading. You only need to get them tig...
- Sat 09 Jun, 2007 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hi all
- Replies: 2
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- Sat 09 Jun, 2007 12:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hand Finishing Moulding
- Replies: 21
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For a good paint to use as a basecoat, get youself down to local DIY shed and get a big tub of the stuff for textured ceilings/walls. I use Wickes trade ripple coating - about £10 for 5lt. It has great 'stick' qualities. (as anyone who has tried stripping a ceiling will tell you). You can lay it on ...
- Sat 09 Jun, 2007 12:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hi all
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3361
Hi all
What a great forum. :D I happened across it by accident while searching for something. :shock: I have been in the framing biz since early 80's. About ten years ago I started exp with hand finishing moulding and nowadays I rarely use factory-finished stuff. I know hand finishing is not everyones thin...