Over the week, I was preparing pictures for my next
exhibition. It took me so long just to make sure the frame is free of dust.
It is easy if the frame with glass, just use vacuum with
brush head will do the work nicely (just remember to pull the frame and glass
up vertically or tilt while doing the vacuum).
But this time, things change. Since glass is heavy and easy
to break, manufacturer are replacing them with "Perspex Sheet" or
acrylic. Normally, it come with plastic cover with both side, once you pull off
the cover, the static draw all dust in nearby to the surface of the Perspex
sheet. After that, it is not easy to get rid of dust from the Perspex sheet. It
is not a good idea to use vacuum with brush head – because acrylic or Perspex
is so easy to “scratch” or make damage to the surface. No brushing, so what I
should do? People recommend me to use “anti-static brush for record”, it has
two type: vinyl or Carbon Fiber, it this case vinyl work better.
“Anti-static brush” is a good idea, but when I try to order
one, I came across a new stuff which I think is better, it is called “cyber
clean”. Basically, cyber clean is a jelly rubber thing which is sticky enough
to get rid of dust. Sometime it is different for people framing the picture
because you don’t see the dust until you put the picture in, and also you
cannot sure where the dust is. With this jelly cyber clean, you can peel some
bit off and mark the dusty area and turn the frame over to clean it.
(P.S. there are different type of cyber clean, I thing for
framing, automotive version is better as the other is too sticky.)
(The “Cyber Clean”)
(Make it like brush to brush the Perspex Sheet)
(Peel a “bits” to mark the dust)
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