Framing Teacher

This page provides a summary of how best to fit your pictures once the frame has been made. This summary is based on the full set of instructions that is included free of charge with any purchase of a combination kit deal. Please follow the link Tools For Sale for further details.

USEFUL TIPS FOR FITTING PICTURES INTO FRAMES

(1) Try to keep your work area as dust free as possible

(2) Use a blanket over the fitting bench to ensure that you do not scratch the frame.

(3) Use brown gum strip / lick and stick / parcel tape to secure the picture to the mount.

(4) Use only two pieces of tape to secure the picture to the mount, one at the top left and the other at the top right.

(5) Use millboard / 2 m.m. Greyboard for backing.

(6) Use 2 m.m. picture glass

(7) Clean the glass with cotton cloth, because it does not smear as much as other cloths

(8) Use Sellotape around the glass / mount / backing sandwich to (a) keep out dust and dirt and (b) keep out thunderbugs

(9) Use the same sized nails for joining the frames as for fitting the pictures

(10) Use gum strip to cover nails at back of frame

(11) Make sure the gumstrip is really wet

(12) Double loop the picture wire through the screw eyes.

USEFUL TIPS FOR BOX FRAMES

(1) Ensure that the moulding is deep enough for the item to be framed

(2) Use the same colour card for the sides of the box, as the colour chosen for the under mounts.

(3) For the side cards, use two pieces of mountboard held together with white glue.

(4) Use plenty of glue when sticking two pieces of card together.

(5) Clean the glass first, as usual, before fitting the side card

(6) Use a combination of double sided tape and white glue to stick the side card.

(7) Immediately before fitting, remove dust from the glass with a clean paint brush.