To make things easy to change out in these frames, I also used these turn buttons-or I call them twisty tabs–on the back to hold the plexiglass in place. 3M Boat Windshield Mounting Tape 4959 Sea Ray 3/4 Inch x 36 Yards. Using Duraflex and Xtraflex materials, Flexible Moulding Concepts offers high-quality flexible moulding at economical prices. So plexiglass/acrylic is necessary to be able to “float” your picture. Flexible moulding is just right for curved applications, allowing builders to easily add crown moulding, chair rails, decorative trim and more to absolutely any surface. But since the graphics/images I framed are “floating” inside the frame, they’re basically sandwiched between two pieces of plexiglass. If you don’t want to use plexiglass for your frames, you can skip this step. Car manufacturers need high-quality light guiding materials, such as PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds. If youre using a heat gun, youll want to place your sheet over the mold.
Flexiglass molding how to#
I’m sharing how to make 3 different style FLOATING picture frames in this tutorial, but the first step to making any of them is cutting the plexiglass to the size you want. How to best mold plexiglass You can either use your home oven or a heat gun. On a thick sheet of Plexiglass, youll have to cut more. Make sure you stick to the same line, and use a sharp blade.
Miter saw (or any wood cutting saw is fine–doesn’t have to be a MITER saw).
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