UV Protection For Framing OA On a Budget 0

[Collectr]

I have a question about UV protection regarding framing original art. I've already put some OA pages in frames with regular glass. I'm thinking about their longevity, and I'd like to protect them against UV rays, as there may be some exposure to UV rays over time where I've got them. I'm doing this on a budget so I can buy more OA. 

After doing some research, I have a couple of options, ranked in order of price:

• Replace the glass with UV Clear or Museum glass (https://tru-vue.com/solution/museum-glass/) 
• Find a plastic sheet with UV protection rating (acrylic, polycarbonate, etc) and place this in front of the glass 
• Use some wacky UV-Resistance spray on the glass (https://www.krylon.com/products/uvresistant-clear-coating) (

The glass replacement could be a nightmare, the UV-proof plastic may be difficult to source/hinder viewing and the UV spray may not work at all. 

Which would potentially work and be the most cost-effective?

Does anyone have any other ideas about fixing this problem?

[Lucky Baru]

It isn't on a budget and nobody tends to bring it up but you can replace your homes windows with windows that have a low-E coating.  Pella's advanced low-E windows with argon block between 84-86% of UV rays.  Their sun defense windows block 95% of UV rays.

Edited July 25, 2018 by Lucky Baru

[stinkininkin]

I think it's been mentioned on other threads, but UV protection is not the be all end all.  UV glass helps (I guess), but exposure to direct visible light can have damaging effects to art (inks, pigments, paper). Fair warning. 

[malvin]

3 hours ago, stinkininkin said:

I think it's been mentioned on other threads, but UV protection is not the be all end all.  UV glass helps (I guess), but exposure to direct visible light can have damaging effects to art (inks, pigments, paper). Fair warning. 

+1, light is light, marker will fade even if you have UV protection (and going the other way, India ink will be relatively fine even with UV rays)

Malvin

[ExNihilo]

Not the best response, but I would consider framing and protection all part of the cost of owning OA.  You wouldn't want to spend 4 figures on a nice piece just to skimp out at the very end.  They say you get what you pay for so I would personally go with the museum glass.  I would be concerned that a plastic sheet would bubble over time if not applied properly and that the spray wouldn't have full coverage (it sounds kinda gimmicky to me).

[Collectr]

Good advice.

Thanks a lot guys.

[Collectr]

20 hours ago, Pete Marino said:

I had some non-UV glass in a few frames.  I went online and bought 99% UV non-glare acrylic for both of them, it came in like 2 days, and worked / fit like a charm.

I'll look into this, this seems like a good option.

Thanks