{"id":1702,"date":"2016-03-22T10:17:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T10:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/?page_id=1702"},"modified":"2019-08-28T14:51:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T14:51:48","slug":"fit-an-item-into-a-regular-picture-frame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/fit-an-item-into-a-regular-picture-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit an item &#8211; Picture frame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-1.png\" alt=\"step-1\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3.bmp\" alt=\"3\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lay your frame face down onto a clean, flat surface.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-2.png\" alt=\"step-2\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-709 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4.bmp\" alt=\"4\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Using a flat head screwdriver, very carefully lift the tabs to release the backing out of the frame, these tabs are usually very strong but do not try to bend them to far back to minimise the risk of weakening or snapping them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-3.png\" alt=\"step-3\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-711 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5.bmp\" alt=\"5\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">You should now be able to lift the MDF backing out of the frame,<br \/>\ndo so and place it to the side for the moment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-4.png\" alt=\"step-4\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-713 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6.bmp\" alt=\"6\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">You can now remove the glazing from the frame, please remember the glazing always has<br \/>\ntwo protective covers on and these need to be removed from both sides, it is vacuumed packed on and can sometimes be tricky to see; if you dig your nail into the corner it will be revealed!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-5.png\" alt=\"step-5\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-715 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7.bmp\" alt=\"7\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">With the protective covers removed from the Plexiglas, place the item you are framing in between the MDF backing and the Plexiglas, be careful to keep at least the inside of the Plexiglas nice and clean, as you can always clean the outside afterwards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-6.png\" alt=\"step-6\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/8.bmp\" alt=\"8\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Carefully lower the glazing, item and backing back into the frame, and then use the screwdriver to bend the tabs back against the backing board to secure everything inside the frame.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/step-7.png\" alt=\"step-4\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"ic-table\" style=\"height: 260px;\" width=\"1137\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/information-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/9.bmp\" alt=\"9\" width=\"326\" height=\"224\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">We do always advise to &#8216;seal&#8217; the frame up by using brown tape around the back edge, on larger frames it really is required as it gives\u00a0the overall construction rigidity and\u00a0also makes sure moisture, dust and creepy crawlies cannot get in !<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lay your frame face down onto a clean, flat surface. Using a flat head screwdriver, very carefully lift the tabs to release the backing out of the frame, these tabs are usually very strong but do not try to bend them to far back to minimise the risk of weakening or snapping them. 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