Pictures Stuck to Frames

RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Sita (Guest Post) (05/05/2008) fyi For my situation I just tried the hot blow dryer thing and it totally worked! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By aslek (Guest Post) (04/24/2008) That blowdrying does not work. It only intensifies the heat between the picture and the glass. I did it and the matter was only made worse. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By stuck on the glass (Guest Post) (01/29/2008) The hair dryer worked but have someone to help you. You have to slowly pull the picture from the glass and be careful that it doesn't start to tear. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Kate (Guest Post) (01/10/2008) When our home was flooded in 1994, many favorite family photos hanging in frames stuck to the glass. I made a bigger mess trying to remove them and am convinced that scanning and restoring are the best solution. I now keep all original photos in an acid-free box and make color copies to display in frames. That way, I can always make another copy and will not risk losing the original. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Erin (Guest Post) (08/09/2007) Hi! My best picture got wet and stuck to each other I really need to know to unstick them. (nothing to do w/ frames) forever wondering thanks -Erin s Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to glass Post By stella (Guest Post) (05/20/2007) how do I get this away from glass"" Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By NIKKI (Guest Post) (05/04/2007) THIS IS FROM THE KODAK WEBSITE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HELP I AM READY TO TRY IT TO MY PHOTOS The primary reason why photographs stick to the glass in their frames or to each other is fluctuations in humidity. As the humidity rises, photographs have a tendency to absorb some of this moisture, causing their emulsion to become slightly soft. When the humidity level drops, any softened emulsion adhering to the glass or other prints will then cause them to stick. Let me emphasize that the following information is provided strictly on a "do it at your own risk" basis. Kodak can accept no responsibility if any damage occurs. For that reason, if you decide to try this, we strongly urge you to begin by testing the procedure on one of the less important prints. If you'd like to attempt to separate your prints, please use the following procedure. Start with a large flat pan of clear, cold water and put it in your freezer for about 10 minutes with the prints soaking in the pan. Wearing rubber gloves to protect your hands from the cold, carefully begin to separate the pictures. Work on the prints slowly and do not force the separation as damage may occur. Keep them submerged in the cold water as you work on them. Do not run water directly on them, as this may cause physical damage to the already-softened photographic paper emulsions. Once separated, lay them out on flat screens, if possible, and allow to air dry at room temperature. Do not attempt to pat them dry or touch the surface of the picture in any way until your prints have dried completely. Once dry, place them between archival papers in a heavy book for several days to flatten them. Thank you for visiting the Kodak Web site. If you need to reply to this e-mail, please reply 'with history' (include any previous e-mail) so we can expedite our service to you. If you should have future questions on Kodak products or services, please be sure to revisit our Web site as we are continually adding information to enhance our service. Sincerely, Renee R. Kodak Information and Technical Support Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By adam (Guest Post) (03/24/2007) Hi I have a picture that is stuck that is 33 years old and its very important and has most likely been in the frame for 33yrs. I want to restore it for my wifes birthday as it is one of her only baby pictures. I scanned it but I guess the glass distorted the color even more than it was. any Ideals of how to fix it. thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to pictures Post by sewsherrie (1) | (03/07/2007) Contact Hi Cassie in Kentucky, Could you please help me? My pictures are stuck to each other. Do you know how to get them unstuck? I will me forever greatful.........thanks sherrie sewsherrie AT yahoo.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Suzanne in Sc (Guest Post) (02/23/2007) I have a computer but no scanner. I will try the blowdryer with my photos and see if that works. Will let everyone know. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames we can help Post By Alex (Guest Post) (10/30/2006) Hello everybody, Yes we can help Please remove the glass and picture from the frame and place it flat on the scanner bed. Scan it at a high resolution (at least 300 dpi),email them to info at retouchxp dot com If you do not have a scanner you can take your photo to a copy center like Kinko's or another photo lab where they can scan it for you. We will email you the retouched photo within the next 2 business days. Please let us know if there is any additional assistance we can provide. Best regards The Retouchxp team www dot retouchxp dot com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Sheryl (Guest Post) (12/30/2005) PERFECT SOLUTION!!!! Put your blow dryer on hot setting and blow the back of the glass that the photo is stuck on. After about 30 seconds, begin to pull gently on a corner. Continue using the dryer and the entire picture will come off SLOWLY but totally undamaged. I just now did this to a picture that was stuck on a piece of glass and it worked perfectly and did not damage my photo. Try it, it works!!! Sheryl Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Stan (Guest Post) (10/24/2005) If you have a scanner and a computer, the first thing I would do is scan the photos. You should be able to do this even if they are stuck to the glass. Just remove the glass and picture from the frame and place it flat on the scanner bed. Scan it at a high resolution and see how it looks. If it's good enough you can get them reprinted from your scan in the future. At the very least, you have a digital version of the photo before you start trying to remove it. You can get a decent scanner for less than a 100 dollars or keep an eye on Freecycle, I see them given away there fairly often. Report Spam or Abuse Archived Request: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post by ThriftyFun (3753) | (10/24/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact I'm wondering if anyone has an idea for this problem. I've noticed that moisture or something has gotten inside some of my picture frames. This has caused the picture to become stuck to the glass. I can't pull them off because part of the picture will stay stuck to the glass. I'd like to unstick them, and also, prevent it from happening again. It seems to mostly be on the bottom corners of the framed pictures. My mom suggested that I try a steam iron, but we were afraid it might ruin the picture even more. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Theresa in Southern California Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By (Guest Post) (07/25/2005) Q. Will un-du Adhesive Remover release a photo that may be stuck to the glass of a picture frame? A. No, unfortunately it will not. Sometimes moisture will get between the glass and photo in a picture frame. Under certain conditions the moisture will heat up and create a type of adhesive between the glass and the emulsion on the photo. Our suggestion is to take the glass and photo somewhere you can have a high definition scan made and then have the photo reproduced digitally. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pictures Stuck to Frames Post By Shanna (Guest Post) (07/12/2005) I have the same issue and I could not understand how that happens. I thought it was from my kids for ex. maybe spraying a squirt bottle. I home we can figure how to fix this and prevent it in the future or there is really no use in putting pictures up if they are to be ruin. Report Spam or Abuse For scrap booking... Post by admin2 (329) | (12/01/2000) Contact For scrap booking there is a product called UNDO that probably would work. You spray it on anything "stuck" and it will unstick it without hurting the picture. Chris Report Spam or Abuse Unfortunately... Post by admin2 (329) | (12/01/2000) Contact Unfortunately, there is very little that can be done that won't risk more damage to the photograph. I manage my family's photographic studio and we specialize in copy & restoration of old photographs. We have heard many horror stories involving this same situation where attempts were made to remove the photo from the glass from immersing the image & glass in water to loosen the grip to applying heat or steam. In most cases, the image must simply be copied (through the glass) & reproduced in order to save the image, rather than to risk losing it altogether. If these are snapshots where you still have the negative, you would be better off to simply have new prints made. Be very weary of tips that could risk the loss of the image altogether, especially if it is the only one in existence. Technology has opened the door for marvelous opportunities to salvage images by copying & reproducing them, with very little loss of quality, in fact, they may even be better! Cassie in Kentucky Report Spam or Abuse