Restoring Gilt Picture Frames

Use only enough to get it clean because if the plaster gets too wet it will get soft.

Restoring gilt picture frames.

Add your seperating agent on the section. Antique and modern wood gesso gold silver leaf faux finish carved. 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. There are several conservation grade methods of forming strong corner joints in antique picture frames.

Repair and restoration takes two parts. 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. 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. We restore frames of all kinds from the simplest wooden styles to the most ornate carved gilt designs.

Make sure you select enough of the pattern to repeat. The picture frame itself needs to be structurally sound and functional. In this case just over 2 inches long. Press the epoxy putty into the gap on the picture frame.

Make sure the bottom is closed. Build a frame of cardboard or foam board around the section you want to copy. 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.

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