This is why photos should be matted when they are framed. The mat keeps the photo away from the glass. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leland Blackwell" <lblackwell@lcisp.com> To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] Safe Frame Removal--Photo Stuck to Glass | 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 | > | > | > | | | ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== | List problems? Contact the Vintage-Photos -List Mom kathleenburnett@earthlink.net | Use Kathleen as the subject line for your post | | ============================== | 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 | |