This was posted on another list where the answer is less likely to be found. Can anyone advise? Diane >Hi Everybody, >I have been working on getting my pictures in memory books and scanning them >to my computer, but I ran into a problem and am hoping that someone out there >may know a remedy for it. >I have several pictures that have been in frames for a looooooooong time. >Now they are stuck to the glass. How do I unstick them with out ruining >them? I tried heat from a hair dryer, but that didn't work. Any other >ideas. >If I don't reply right away, it is because for the next 6 days I am off to a >family reunion in North Dakota. Some of us haven't seen each other in over >30 years, so it should be quite a reunion. >Thanks for your help. >Mary >

I just returned from picking up a large picture being repaired. An 1878 picture that had been damaged by a tear across the face. The point I am making is that I took it to a professional photograph repair person. When I explained your situation to him, his first words were STOP, STOP, AND STOP. The reason he gave was that if the picture has been stuck to the glass over a period of time it will be next to impossible to remove it without totally damaging the original picture. Another solution he stated was to take the picture to a professional photographer who deals with this type of work and see if a negative can be made from the picture thought the glass. It will be difficult but if not to much damage has occurred it can be done. Hate to give a negative answer to your problem but, he stated, that this type of damage of the picture stuck on the glass is next to impossible to correct, without damaging the picture beyond repair. He did not encourage the use of water. Sorry I can not be of more help. Just be cautious as you are working with the picture. Leland ----- Original Message ----- From: <genmail@1st.net> To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 8:40 AM Subject: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] Safe Frame Removal--Photo Stuck to Glass > This was posted on another list where the answer is less likely to be > found. Can anyone advise? > > Diane > > >Hi Everybody, > >I have been working on getting my pictures in memory books and scanning them > >to my computer, but I ran into a problem and am hoping that someone out there > >may know a remedy for it. > >I have several pictures that have been in frames for a looooooooong time. > >Now they are stuck to the glass. How do I unstick them with out ruining > >them? I tried heat from a hair dryer, but that didn't work. Any other > >ideas. > >If I don't reply right away, it is because for the next 6 days I am off to a > >family reunion in North Dakota. Some of us haven't seen each other in over > >30 years, so it should be quite a reunion. > >Thanks for your help. > >Mary > > > > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Vintage-Photos list, use > Vintage-Photos -l-request@rootsweb.com. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >