Restoring Gilt Picture Frames

There are several conservation grade methods of forming strong corner joints in antique picture frames.

Restoring gilt picture frames.

We restore frames of all kinds from the simplest wooden styles to the most ornate carved gilt designs. Make sure the bottom is closed. The corner joints often need to be separated cleaned with old glue scraped off and then reglued and joined together. Press the epoxy putty into the gap on the picture frame.

Our picture frame restoration and gold leaf restoration department restores and preserves original frames with the same care and attention to detail as the paintings they surround. Mold it with your fingers so it is the same general size and shape of its surroundings but slightly taller so it can be shaped with your. But less auspicious old frames. Make sure you select enough of the pattern to repeat.

If you still have the glass in it use that blue tape to mask around the edges. I used the plastic cups and cut the shape of the frame out in order to have the cup as the bottom of the mold. Build a frame of cardboard or foam board around the section you want to copy. The picture frame itself needs to be structurally sound and functional.

Use only enough to get it clean because if the plaster gets too wet it will get soft. If you happen to own an original monet or rembrandt any damage to the frame is priceless evidence of the work s history and should be conserved never restored. Repair and restoration takes two parts. In this case just over 2 inches long.

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