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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on December 26, 2013 at 7:25am

Not sure if its good, but I've heard good things about http://www.craigframes.com/ I'm considering buying three 24x36 frames from them when I obtain two more signed movie posters. I believe you can add matting to their frames as well. 

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 26, 2013 at 8:06am

I generally try to avoid posters, because framing them correctly seems to be a bit of a chore (and expensive).  Michaels I hold in a similar regard to Hobby Lobby:  I would only recommend going there if you're on a tight budget and the framing job is purely for cosmetic effect - i.e. the item does not have any significant monetary or sentimental value.  They have some competent framers I'm sure, but they can also do some pretty shoddy work.

I've only had posters framed twice, both were done by a local family owned framing shop that has been run by the same family for a century.  If the poster is typical movie poster-like stock (thinner), framing these can be a bit of a pain since the only way to keep them perfectly flat/smooth looking is to dry mount them, which is a big no-no.  They skipped the dry mounting and framed it the best they could, which was actually quite good for a poster.  The other one I had was a thicker cardstock screen print, which are easier to keep smooth even without dry mounting.  We skipped the matting (in this instance, it would actually be overkill for the poster) and just used spacers.  It looks perfect.

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Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on December 26, 2013 at 8:23am

I haven`t framed any of my photos yet.  I do have a few I`am wanting to frame.  I have a Hornsby signed mag I was gonna frame up with a nice poster of Rajah.  I have no idea where to start.  What is dry mounting?  The reason I have not taken it anywhere is the fact I`m a little scared to have someone else handling it.  Maybe ruining it. 

I also have a few 8x10s I want to frame.  Still a little worried about someone else handling these things.  Idk. 

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Permalink Reply by Null on December 26, 2013 at 8:30am

Most of my "nice" 8x10s I just buy a pre-matted 8x10 frame from Michaels. There is a very simple black/white I get for $9.99 (and they usually have coupons to make it cheaper). It also comes in 8.5x11/11x14. Here is an example:

This photo was more of a 10x14 which is why there is a little space on the sides. But for my "nice" photos these have worked great for me, no taping at all.

BUT I also have a wall of autos in normal 8x10 frames which I am looking for a cheap way to create SOME "space" between the photo/frame. These aren't as valuable as my matted ones, but I'd still like the photos not to stick if I ever remove them. Obviously, I don't want to buy huge matted frames for all of these...

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Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on December 26, 2013 at 8:46am

very nice DiMaggio setup...that only cost you 10 bucks to frame that up.  That's hella nice. 

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Permalink Reply by Null on December 26, 2013 at 8:50am

Yeah and like I said, Michaels has these frames for $9.99 but almost always has ATLEAST 30% off coupons weekly... so sometimes I even get these for $5 with 50% off...They are great for the 8x10s/11x14s. Here is my wall of them:

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on January 3, 2014 at 4:38pm

I have a few of my items framed in the same matted frame that you have posted above.  They are in very good condition years later in spite of the glass being regular glass.  I also have a few items that have been framed in frames without mats and I share the same concern as you.  My Richard Dreyfuss autographed photo appears to have stuck to the glass in a couple of spots and I am apprehensive to have it removed.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on December 26, 2013 at 8:29am

 cheap ways would be to put the photo in an acid free sleeve then into the frame. or simply use the sleeve to place over the glass so the sig touchs the sleeve and not the glass.

 

For the bigger poster you have a few options. same thing can put it into a sleeve before framing it I have 2 posters framed this way and they look great can take photos if you want to see how they turned out. this way the sleeve touchs the glass and not the poster.

 

can also skip the frame and just sleeve it and use one of those hanger sleeve hooks then it's protected and extra cheap to display

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Permalink Reply by Null on December 26, 2013 at 8:32am

Where do you get these "acid free sleeves"? So these are proven to not stick to the photo?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 26, 2013 at 8:40am

Yeah, I think they're like big versions of the Itoya photo sleeves that Hobby Lobby sells.  Not especially cheap as I recall.   I think I have a link saved for a company who sells high quality versions of these.  They may have been intended more for storage than display though.

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Permalink Reply by Erich Jerozal on December 26, 2013 at 8:45am

what like a Huge Top Loader, like you would use to protect your cards.  Don't they turn Yellow after some years? 

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Permalink Reply by Rich on December 26, 2013 at 8:51am

No, they are not made of PVC/plastic.  They are thinner, made of either mylar or polypro.  The Itoya photo books/sleeves at hobby lobby have an acid freed backing that supports the photo and keeps it from bending too easily.  Unfortunately, I think the biggest size these come in at Hobby Lobby is 12 x 16.

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