Digital BW, The Print

Tom,

I am fortunate to have a local store called Tap Plastics that cuts it to
size for me. The stuff I get from them is made by Cyro Industries and is
called Acrylite AR and is mar resistant on one side.

What I do is lay out some soft paper towel on a table. First I pull the
covering off the mar resistant side, lay it down and clean it with a mixture
of alcohol and distilled water or just distilled water using non-scratching
wipes I buy with the plastic. I then turn it over and repeat the cleaning
process and immediately place the matted photo face down on the clean
plastic and get it into the frame.

Do not use glass cleaner. Do not use a brush. Make sure the mounted photo is
clean and dust free. An anti static cloth can help on the plastic if it
doesn't shed lint.

Sometimes I have to take the assembly apart to get a piece of dust I missed
but it is not much harder to work with than glass. Once it is all together
everything is fine. You do need to be more careful transporting them as a
sharp object can cause a scratch where it wouldn't on glass. On the wall in
normal use I have had no problems.

It is a bit more work but the optical clarity is well worth it. You also
don't have to worry about cutting yourself or having the photo damaged if
the glass breaks, a real plus here in earthquake country.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "pleistocenehome" <tandrews@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:43 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Plastic vs. glass was Diff between PhotoRag and
German Etching


> Hi Martin,
>
> Where do you get your Plexiglas?   Do you ever have much
> problem with the plastic getting scratched or marred and how
> about static electicity problems?  Thanks!
>
> Tom Andrews
> http://www.wildlandart.com
>
(snip earlier)