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Dd17 is entering several pieces of artwork into our county fair for 4-H. Since they are chalk pastel, they need to be covered in glass or plexiglass to protect them. They are large pieces ... like 18x24 matted. We may be able to borrow a bunch of frames inexpensively, but we are looking for inexpensive ways to protect the surfaces. What would you do? Due to procrastination on her part, we only have today and tomorrow morning to get this done since we have to be at judging by 2pm on Monday.

 

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Big box hardware stores usually carry plexiglass. Ask someone where they keep it because it can be hard to find.

 

You can cut it down to size using a sharp box cutter or snap blade but read up on this because plexiglass cuts can veer off easily when you snap the piece after scoring.

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Have you priced cheap poster frames? If the frames are the wrong color, you could paint them if you have to. If that isn't in the budget, some art stores sell large sheets of acetate that you could cover them with, but you have to figure out how to hang them and at that size the will be very floppy to manage.  What method of display have they offered you?

 

For professional showings we used spray to protect them, but for 4H, I don't know if I would trust that environment to keep them safe from touching.

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Sometimes when in a pinch for the exact same reason, we've used pictures frames (with glass) hanging on our own walls and just exchanged pictures for the fair period.  Otherwise, we have often been able to find very cheap frames (with glass or plexiglass) at thrift shops. 

 

I know that doesn't answer your question about how to provide protection for frames that you already have...

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I dabbled in pastels a little bit ago, and found this quick youtube video from Lindsey Weirich ("the frugal crafter") pretty helpful.  She recommends not using acrylic or plexi because of a static charge that can pull the loose dust onto the back of the surface.  So if you can, always go with glass.  She also has a couple of tips on matting.

 

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Thanks for the advice. She did put fixative on a couple of oieces, but is wary because one of the pieces was damaged by the fixative spray not coming out finely enough and she had work to do to get it back to what she wanted. Thanks for the warning about acrylic and Plexiglass. These really do need to be covered. They will be moved around by people who are volunteers managing the space during judging.

 

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