All About Picture Framing : How to Attach a Mat for a Picture Frame

[bakspinn1]

just use linen tape it acid-free it sticks well and easy to remove if you have to, this surgical tape is really madness

[moonshinepz]

Use proper mounting tape designed for FRAMING - eg. Filmoplast P90 or BIT pH7-70. But wtf are you on about recommending people use surgical tape? Thats complete madness.

[dsrandall1]

I would do two things different than you suggest. I would attach my picture to the backing not the mat and I would not use the tape you have suggested I've had it let go in hot weather. Hayaku acid free water activated tape is one of many that will not let go as easily.

[carlotta4th]

Or filmoplast tape is good, too. Pretty much any acid-free tape will work. There's also some rice tapes that get applied with water, but I'm too scared that I'll ruin my stuff to use those.

And dsrandall1 is right about the backing. The image gets attached to the backing, and then the mat is attached to the backing as well.

[psilver03]

My question is, how do you align the picture on the mat?