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its being float mounted?. there will probably be spacers keeping it away from the glass. check with your framer.

Some people might say moisture can make it stick, but in 10 years i have never ever had that issue. You would if you lived in a bathroom or in a swimming pool, but not in a normal heated home.

Ha, just became a 2 star member. It's the litle things that count in life!

Personally I wouldn’t take the risk, I’ve seen a beautiful flower thrower damaged by being framed this way.

You may not have damp now but you don’t want to find out that you do when your print wont come away from the glass.

Spacers aren't that expensive compared to the print you're framing.... why risk it?

There are several reasons why you should avoid framing prints dierectly against glass, as has already been mentioned, there can be moisture problems ( these are rarer than you might be lead to believe). Framing newer prints directly against glass is a terrible idea due to the pigments used in almost every type of printing and painting. Oils are present in pigments, and these oils need to be allowed to dry naturally and evaporate off at their own rate ( hence the great whiff of a new print in a tube against the less offensive aroma of an older print in a tube). If a print is in contact with glass, there will be a surface tension / pressure between the glass and print, as oils gradually seep from the pigment they will not be able to evaporate, leaving a sticky oily residue, bonding the print to the glass. Older prints have usually had time for this process to occur and are less likely to stick to the glass ( but if it has spent its time drying out in a tube, the pigment will have dried into a cylindrical shape, that really doesnt like to be flattened, hence the cracking seen on heavily pigmented older prints ( HMV being a good example)).
There isnt a set time you need to wait as it depends on what pigments and paper have been used, coupled with the environment the framed print will be kept in ( hot and dry, as in above a radiator, can dry the print too fast, hot and moist / steamy can cause the paper to develop mould...... etc etc )
End of the day you want a framer to treat your print right, if your current one cant, then find another framer, dont let them potentially ruin your print through their lazyness.

Got to be honest - If I'd taken my signed coloured trolleys - £1,500 worth of print (on the secondary market) in the framers and they said it was going to be framed touching the glass....I'd take it somewhere else, they sound like right cowboys.

I've never seen it personally, but I've heard enough horror stories of moisture or condesation getting in and the print sticking to the glass = expensive print ruined, to know it's just not done.

Whereabouts in the country are you? I'm sure someone on here can recommend a decent framer.

Can't help you for framers in Glasgow - I'm the opposite end of the country.

But if I was you - I'd stress the value of the print to the framer and say you want it framed properly, so print hinged to conservation board preferably with those Japanese paper hinges, mount or spacers (so the print isn't touching the glass) frame sealed with conservation tape.

Upto you with choice of glass - personal preference and cost etc - a lot of people on the forum go for the UV protective stuff. (So far, I've gone for normal float glass - and made sure not to hang anything where sunlight will affect it. But over time, I may get the glass upgraded)

Reading another post and it just hit me - Gary, (Mr frameman) collects and frames your prints - not sure if he covers Glasgow - but he comes highly recommended.

I was going to recommend Stirling as well actually.

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