What should you do to avoid damaging your frames and pictures? There are many ways in which pictures frame and its artwork can get damaged. Given below are some probable causes when you frame can get damaged and how to prevent them.
1. Direct sunlight UV rays are harmful and sometime called the silent killer of color paintings. They take away the freshness of the painting and make them dull looking. If your picture frame is under direct sunlight, ensure that you use a high quality glazing on your frame such as acrylic with UV coating that will substantially bring down the probability of damage to your art.
2. Keep your frame moisture free Moisture is one the major cause due to which painting gets destroyed. It is best to install dehumidifiers to prevent your art from getting exposed to high humidity. Also avoid hanging your painting in bathroom or in kitchen. These are the rooms that are most susceptible to moisture.
Moisture is especially detrimental, if the frame has a sealed backing for extra protection from dust. Sealed backing does not allow the moisture to escape and extra precaution needs to be taken if you have a sealed backing and you live in a high humid zone. The best way to prevent damage due to humidity is to use mat in frames. Mat prevents your picture from coming in contact with the glass. If there is humidity inside the frame and your picture comes in contact with the frame glass then picture has the high chance of suffering from color peeling, which can be an irreversible damage to your art . Mat helps in providing space between glass and picture and create airflow which will protect picture from damage.
3. Spray Cleaners In order to clean your frame avoid using spray cleaners when picture is in the glass. Best possible thing to use is moist cloth to clean your frame. With the cloth you can easily dust your picture, clean it, and protect your precious painting. It is highly recommended to take picture out of the frame when you are doing so. It takes only little time to take picture out and avoid a whole lot of disappointment later.
4. Take care of damages while moving Extra care is required when you are packing and shifting your pictures. Never stack pictures on top of each other without a protection layer between them. Wrap frames in a soft cloth or a bubble wrap to protect them from scratching, which can do lot of damage to your expensive frame and picture inside it.
5. Add Protection The simple way to prevent damage to your picture is add some felt to the corners of your frames. These can be bought at any local shop and can be easily cut to fit corners and prevent from being scratched at the sides.
6. Change position of Nails Frames have space to at the back to hang the picture. If it the hanging is being done with help of a wire at the back then it is advisable to add an extra nail to bring more stability to the frame and keep it more secured from sudden jerks.
These little extra precautions if followed will help you preserve your frame and picture for long and avoid any damages to your frame.