GLASS
TYPES AND USES

GLASS - GLAZING: We do NOT sell glass on the web because of the handling, packing and breakage, But you can purchase
that locally. Call a local frame shop or a lumber yard. Frame shops will have thinner, more expensive glass and better for find art
work.  NOT ALL ART REQUIRES GLAZING.

REGULAR GLASS. Picture frame glass is thinner and a better quality than lumber-yard type glass. If you are on a budget,
single strength window glass from the hardware store will work.

NON-GLARE GLASS. Etched so that when light strikes it, it does not throw back the LIGHT rays, it scatters them.. It can
be single etched or double etched. It defuses the image especially when multiple mats are used.

UV GLASS. Has a coating to reject bad UV rays and prevent fading of the dye in the prints. UV can be regular or non-glare.
Should be used on fine art prints and watercolors.

NON-GLARE UV GLASS. Has UV coating to reject UV rays and also defuses the return of the light rays. Can be distorting when multiple mats are used.  The further off the image the more distortion.

MUSEUM-Extremely expensive, but great for quality art.

PLEXI-GLASS-Different types but all have to be cleaned and cared for carefully. No Windex. Plastic glazing will magnetize
and collect lint, and easily scratched.  But great on items that will be moved around and especially on large art items to prevent breakage.