Q & A for Cel Panel at AX 2006

The panel was not recorded.

It started quite late due to AX security not allowing Craig or Ron Stark up to the 3rd floor cause they shut off all access to herd a ticketed group for the film contest.

A lot of what Ron talked about involved persons with very high end cels such as $50k disney stuff.

His recommendations were..
1. only frame cels using level 5 UV protected plexiglass. Museum Glass the frame shops push (I'm guilty of have some framed this way) is breakable and can damage cels during an earthquake.

2. Be very carefull when attempting to clean or remove sketches & stuck layers. He pushed his shop to do it right (again one should consider this with your high end or favorite cels)

3. He was not a fan of storing cels in bags (cels can stick like happens with cel layers), Acid free paper (normal framing paper will not effect cels only sketches)
He did recomend Acid Buffered paper (costs more but has a coating that protects from the acids in paper)
He does not recommend using cel books cause the weight of them can damage a cel ( I use them but store them on end to keep the weight off)
Do smell your cels every so often , If you get a vinegar smell get them looked at quickly or you can have perament damage.

4. His company S R Labs (search & rescue) was founded by the animation society to research and protect animation cels that were slowly being lost or distroyed. A lot of the work they do involves things on a celular level for there are many differences in cel plastics , paints and such. They will answer questiions over the phone to help out any collector for free.
Their ph# 818-991-9955 our email questions at help@srlabs.com

Thanks for the information and concise synopsis on the presentation.

One question: Where can we purchase level 5 UV plexiglass? Thanks!

Sorry about the doublepost, darn blackberry!

I would think you can get the plexiglass at most frame shops. I know a lot of them push the Museum Glass which protects from UV without any distortion but as Ron said it's glass and can break. You give up a little clearness with the plexiglass but gain the security of not having a jagged chunk of glass tearing through your favorite cel if the frame falls off the wall.

Interesting, so can we also purchase the Acid Buffered paper at a framing store as well, or do we need to go elsewhere?

I am going to look into buying this possibly in bulk and perhaps we can get a bulk discount. I will update when I have information.