Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Poster Plastic Source

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Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 04-24-2014, 09:30 AM:

Anyone have a good source for the plastic sheets in poster frames? Ours are getting a little ragged.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 04-24-2014, 03:57 PM:

Any glass shop will sell almost all kinds of plexiglass and cut in size for your need.

Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 04-27-2014, 07:36 AM:

We ordered them from Bass Industries. (Maker of poster cases.)

Posted by Jack Ondracek (Member # 1466) on 04-28-2014, 12:05 AM:

If you're looking for something inexpensive, try the fabric area of your local craft store. Many of them have thick plastic sheeting on rolls.

Posted by Frank Cox (Member # 6258) on 04-28-2014, 12:14 AM:

I made my own poster cases for the walls of my lobby. I had sheets of plexiglass cut to size at the local glass shop, drilled them at the top to fit cupboard door hinges which I then screwed to the wall at the appropriate height, and then put a piece of door stop at the the bottom just under where the bottom of the plexiglass falls. I attached storm window turn buttons to the door stop to keep the plexiglass closed, and stapled kitchen drawer grip liner to the wall behind the plexiglass to keep the posters from sliding down.

It works great, and cost a tiny fraction of what "real" poster cases would cost. The most expensive part was the plexiglass, of course.