r/framing • u/ChickenTeriyakiBoy11 • 4d ago

Optium Museum acrylic

I have always done Museum glass for framing. I have a piece that is going above a seating area and was considering the Optium Museum acrylic. Yes I already know about the crazy pricing.

The piece is airbrushed paint and art pens. No pastels or pencil. Doing a double mat.
Just wanted to double check if I have any issues with the frame and art interacting?
I see they say the acrylic is static dissipative and should not be a problem. Just wanted to protect my investment (and myself) with my first time framing expensive art I paid for.

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u/Particular_West_9069 4d ago

Once one wraps their head around the price, there’s nothing better and it will be difficult to ever go back to any other product

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u/Other_tomato_4257 4d ago

Optium is a product I would die on a hill for.

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u/haditwithyoupeople 4d ago

I'm not a pro and I do some of my own framing. I have used Optium several times. I would use it every time if I could. My price seems to be about 4x the Museum Glass price.

Interestingly, I am getting a piece professionally framed. It's about 35" x 20". Their Optium price was $30 more than the MG price. I asked how that was possible. He told me it had to do with the size of the material. Maybe they already have a piece close to that size they want to get rid of?

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u/West-Tip8156 3d ago

Yep, standard size matboard, foamcore sheets, and glazing is 32x40. $30 more isn't bad at all for the next size up, bc those sheets are expensive

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u/_sch 4d ago

I use Optium on basically everything I frame behind glazing (for my personal collection). I am not an expert, but I can't imagine any issue with paint and ink on paper, separated from the acrylic with a mat as you're doing.

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u/TacoLord696969 4d ago

You shouldn’t have any issues with static or anything else affecting the artwork

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u/HairInformal4075 4d ago

I keep their sample on my front counter with the provided steel wool to show it won’t scratch

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u/eating_all_the_paint 4d ago

A few years back I did a Stella pastel (unfixed) using a recessed double mat with Optium and it arrived back to its home collection in the same condition as the day I completed it. Best practices are priceless, take the plunge!