by Rachel » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:33 am
You can keep it in the tube and it'll be fine, or if you want to display it, you need an anti-reflective type of glass. If you take it to a framer and tell them you want it framed using glass to protect the signatures from sun damage, they can definitely help you out. It's expensive. I have a ton of signed posters that I've kept rolled up in the tubes, and some signed photos in regular frames, just away from sunlight. My experience with autographs fading is that things like t-shirts are most vulnerable - especially when they're just put in a box or hung in a wardrobe. You need to spray it pretty much the same day it's signed with a spray especially for preserving ink on fabric.
You can keep it in the tube and it'll be fine, or if you want to display it, you need an anti-reflective type of glass. If you take it to a framer and tell them you want it framed using glass to protect the signatures from sun damage, they can definitely help you out. It's expensive. I have a ton of signed posters that I've kept rolled up in the tubes, and some signed photos in regular frames, just away from sunlight. My experience with autographs fading is that things like t-shirts are most vulnerable - especially when they're just put in a box or hung in a wardrobe. You need to spray it pretty much the same day it's signed with a spray especially for preserving ink on fabric.