My boyfriend has a picture of his children when they were very young and I wanted to restore it for him for Christmas or his birthday but the picture is stuck to the frames glass and the glass is broken. I want to know how to get it unstuck without totally ruining it so that I can scan it and restore it. HEEEEELLLPPP PLEEEEEEZ!!!!
2006-12-03 12:28:42 · 8 answers · asked by gotthex 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
If you are afraid to soak it in water there is another way that might work, I used it to save some pictures that got stuck to pieces of busted mirror.
Gently place the glass-covered photo on a dry clean towel on a flat surface, glass faced up.
You can use a slighly warm but NOT hot hair dryer on the glass, carefully warm the side of the glass that is not stuck to the picture. It should help the glass release from the photo without peeling the color off. It will take patience to get the glass off the picture but small scratches and small flecks of paint lost can be digitally retouched and restored.
Afterwards you can scan the image, (300dpi as a .tif or .jpeg or .jpg). Then have it digitally retouched.
If you would like afterwards, you could email the image to me I could touch up the image digitally, email it back to you (no charge totally free its my hobby). You can print the image yourself or take the image to wal-mart or a photo center to be printed on photopaper.
2006-12-03 15:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by popcorn 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a pro photographer and I have worked in a real (not digital) dark room. The only way you're gonna possibly save the image is to soak it and the glass it's stuck to in a pan of room temp tap water. Soak it for about a half hour then check it. If it doesn't easily peel off from the corners, soak longer. Check it every 10 to 15 minutes or so until it peels off fairly easily. Do not touch the emulsion (picture side) of the image. Hang it to air dry with a clothes pin on a wire hanger in your bathroom or somewhere people will not mess with it. Do not re frame it until it is completely dry. Drying it with a heat source may curl it too much. If this image is older than 20 years I would just spend the cash and have it professionally restored, as older photo papers will not take the water treatment.
2006-12-03 15:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by visionsofforever 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how brave you fell the best way is to hold the picture and glass under the tap and let the running water gently separate them. You must then lay the picture on paper towels to dry. If it is an older picture you may not want to try this and instead take it to a photo restorer.
2006-12-03 14:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by gljwitte@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goo Gone works great! Squirt some on, let sit for about 5 mins and it will wipe off. However, it will leave an oily residue which will need to be cleaned off with window cleaner or you can use straight white vinegar. I would also recommend that side of the glass be on the outside of your new framed photo.
2016-03-13 03:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it is possible to clean the glass, then do a close up with your camera and take a shot. You may have a good enough photo then . Don`t try tearing it off or wetting it, you will ruin it. I have a photo of my late father that I ruined that way.
2006-12-03 12:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The picture most likely got stuck due to moisture. the only way you may be able to remove it would be to soak the glass and picture in water. the emulsion may soften up enough to peel it safely off. Otherwise, I would get a high quality scan of it, and have someone repair the crack lines in the scanned image.
2006-12-03 14:12:33 · answer #6 · answered by photozz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about taking it to a professional photo shop for advice. Especially if it's irreplaceable.
2006-12-03 12:37:13 · answer #7 · answered by SlapHappy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scan it first while it is still stuck to the glass, and as visions just said, leave it in water and be really patient ,, best of luck
2006-12-06 01:05:56 · answer #8 · answered by look@lownart.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋