The right frame is very important for preserving your original valuable movie posters. NEVER use glass! Glass can stick to the face of a poster over time. Even if the framer uses a mat the poster will almost always touch the glass in the middle. You should use UV filtered Plexiglas to help prevent fading. We prefer the non glare kind.

For backing, use archival all ACID FREE materials like acid free foam core. NEVER use cardboard as a backing because it is acidic and can cause yellowing.

For linen backed posters: Never trim the linen right up to the edge of the poster. Always leave at least a half inch or more border all the way around the poster.

DO NOT EVER HAVE YOUR POSTERS MOUNTED TO FOAM CORE!

DO NOT TRUST YOUR LOCAL FRAMER!

We get several phone calls every year from frantic collectors saying that their framer has just ruined their poster.

The first thing a framer usually wants to do is dry mount a poster to foam core. Never let your framer mount it to foam core! It will be considered ruined by the collecting community and VERY difficult to sell. Dry mounting is a permanent process that is extremely difficult if not impossible to undo. If your framer insists that it will be fine, turn around and walk out of the shop. If your framer says that he won’t mount it, and then does it anyway…..tell him you want to be reimbursed for the full value of the poster because it is now ruined.

Never let your framer use ANY kind of tape, or sticky spray, or ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to secure your poster to the backing. Not even removable tape and not even acid free tape. THE POSTER SHOULD SIT LOOSELY IN THE FRAME.

THE POSTER SHOULD SIT LOOSELY IN THE FRAME.

THE POSTER SHOULD SIT LOOSELY IN THE FRAME.

THE POSTER SHOULD SIT LOOSELY IN THE FRAME.

You need to take charge with your framer! Do not be afraid! It is your poster. Threaten them if you have to.

We offer archival museum quality frames here.