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Main  Framer to Framer  Mounting Corner Samples on Wall
	Topic: Mounting Corner Samples on Wall
?	posted 1/6/2013 2:43:00 PM by Clint Kreuser E-mail: sales@precisionmedals.com	[ Post your reply ]
	Am looking for some ideas on what to use on the wall to stick/secure corner samples. I have seen carpet, strips of velcro, and cloth. Carpet doesn''t wrap around corners well so I was leaning away from that unless someone has a way to use it without wrapping it around a board. I thought the ends and sides would fray if I didn''t wrap it. A strip of velcro doesn''t look the greatest even though it works. Various cloth types are confusing me....I took a piece of velcro to a cloth store and tried to stick it to every type of material and it didn''t stick to anything. My supplier used material until it recently wore out but can''t tell me what it was. I would like to hear what everyone else uses. Thanks in advance.....
!	posted 1/30/2013 7:50:00 AM by Mary R E-mail: mkwran@verizon.net
	One thing I''ve done is to dart a piece of black gator board into an old, large gold frame. Then run strips of black velcro down the length of the frame. Hang the gold frame on the wall. It makes a great display of corner samples within a frame.
!	posted 1/14/2013 5:05:00 PM by Peter E-mail: peterpia@labriolagallery.com
	I have used velcro compatable fabric mounted to plywood. The best and strongest adhesive is a thin layer of vinyl wallpaper paste, stretch fabric arround and staple to back and allow 24 hours to set before you hang samples. Also if you measure out rows you can put a nail at top and bottom and run a piece of fishing line to have a guide to always keep samples straight.
!	posted 1/11/2013 1:16:00 PM by James Miller E-mail: artframe@att.net
	Be careful about putting carpeting and other fabrics on walls. In most jurisdictions the fire code regulates or prohibits such materials, which may be flammable and contribute to a fire. In my area, gluing carpeting to the walls is prohibited, but I found a way around the restriction. I glued the carpeting to 4''x8'' sheets of 1/2" black Gatorfoam and screwed them to the walls, and the Fire Marshall accepted that. If I were doing it again, I would probably attach strips of Velcro "loop" to Gatorfoam boards attached to the walls. A framer friend recently placed the strips on stained/varnished hollow-core doors, and elevated them off the wall by an inch or so. His 3-D display looks great.
!	posted 1/7/2013 7:01:00 PM by Louise Bradley E-mail: loubradley@bigpond.com
	The fabric that is compatible with velcro is called Front Runner and is available in many different colours: http://www.office-furniture.com.au/Front-Runner-Fabric-Range.html You should be able to find a supplier in your area or online. It is relatively thin so can be used to cover any kind of surface. (It is a really great material for use in lining storage shelves.) Front Runner is a neat and easy solution but you could also invent your own solution. I know of one maker of period reproduction frames who simply uses nails in a wall display because he likes to group the corners in a very specific way.