The Framers Forum

Hi guys can you tell me what is the best and most cost effective material to use between the artwork/photo etc and the backing board for protection. Thankyou, DJ.

We use mount board, probably not the most cost-effective for most but it does work very well.

The undermount is more important than the window mount as it is in contact with the whole of the back of the artwork.

We use the same quality back and front but have arranged a deal with a supplier on quantity of one colour.

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Cheers guys. Yes I've been using mount card put it pains me as it seems such a waste! I wondered if their was some sort of paper that could be bought in bulk on a roll or summink! Like the idea of bulk deal in one colour, good idea.

Why is it a waste?if you are trying to protect the artwork then you need to use the appropriate material. Just charge for another mount simples.

should be in your cost, we include the use of a barrier mount on every job, it's built into our pricing

Yes I charge for the extra mount, I just meant it was a waste of mount card that I could be using on another job if their was an alternative.

Why is it a waste it is the proper thing to use, you wouldn't look for an alternative to mountcard would you? thats a waste the bit you cut out in the middle.

Most mount board manufacturers do barrier boards, Arqadia do one 550 microns and 1100 microns in conservation quality board, Nielsen do one in their alphamat and alpharag artcare range which is 700 microns in both plus 350 microns in alphamat and they may well do the same in their whitecore range.

For a conservation job though, the thinner boards should be avoided (1100 microns min by FATG standards I think) and for any job, hinging two boards the same thickness is easiest.

See what sort of price Arqadia would do for pallets of their 1100 micron one, the reference is LLL008950 (but just 8950 will probably be understood!) and the pack size is 25 sheets anyway so don't expect a massive discount.

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Thanks Robo.

I get a 1250 micron double sided board fro A&T to use as barrier boards... it has the same properties as the mount board I use... only thinner. Supplied in quantities of 25 and a reasonable price too.. colour mount also do a 600micron barrier board but I find it is just too thin so stopped using it for anything other than really shallow rebate frames

Thanks Kenneycm, I'll have a look.

Yes Robo the 8950 is cheaper and Wessex do an acid free barrier board for a 3rd of the price of the same size mount card stock sheet, although quite thin. Will look into it. Would be good to use barrier board for the barrier and mount card for the erm...mounts!

Aperture mount, under mount - both mounts, in fact in the US the front is a matt and the back is the mount, they don't class it as a barrier, it's a support for the artwork and generally, thin and floppy isn't good.

Thin and floppy, lol.

Thin and floppy definitely not a good look!