• Tanis Nikana@lemmy.worldOP
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    5 hours ago

    I need to get this one reframed so bad:

    Unfortunately, when it’s hung up, it comes undone at the top of the frame joints.

    It’s my magnum opus along with the rest of its project, and I love it so much.

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      4 hours ago

      If you want a quick fix before reframing, you should be able to fit some small angle plates (screwfix - angle plates) to the corners for a bit of reinforcement. I’d suggest doing the other corners in the same way.

      You can put a little sticky felt bumper pad on the back if you want to avoid the edges of the metal scratching the wall.

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        4 hours ago

        Ooooh. That’ll save the day! Thanks!

        Now I just gotta trick a friend who has motor skills into coming over and helping me out. I think I can bait that trap with pizza. :D

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      4 hours ago

      That is a gorgeous photo, and that’s a nice lightweight frame! That means that there are a few fixes you can try at home:

      • You could pop in a few staples across that joint. If you’re using light-weight staples, like the ones for papers, they’ll likely stretch pretty quickly.
      • A high-temp hot glue gun, some epoxy, or super glue would likely work.
      • If you like hanging light-weight things, a picture hanging kit might be helpful. If you don’t want to even go that far, some fishing line and low-profile thumb tracks could work and save you money over the years. You’ll need to tie a loop in each end of the fishing line, so consider looking into a fishing loop tool if you have any dexterity issues.
      • Command strips will hold that shit up, and take the paint from your walls when it comes down.
      • If you’re concerned about damaging your walls, use a ridiculous amount of hot glue. I’m absolutely serious. It seems like a relatively permanent solution, especially when it’s time to take everything down, but rubbing alcohol cleans up hot glue really nicely.

      Of course, getting new frames from thrift shops is always a decent solution. Or, if you feel like it’s worth the cost, consider printing it on canvas or metal. Lots of local print shops will do this in-house now.

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        4 hours ago

        Some of my works I’ve put on canvas ended up being a bit washed out and deprived of a whole bunch of little intricate details, I’m more of a gloss-and-frame kinda lady.

        Eventually I’m gonna have to get it reframed right, cause I plan to get the whole project in an exhibition at some point in the future.

        (And there’s me, briefly fantasizing about seeing, on the door of a gallery somewhere, ‘Matsuri Machi,’ by Tanis Nikana. A girl can dream.)