UV Plexiglass is an ideal glazing option when framing photographs or works of art.  UV Plexiglass will protect your artwork against damage from both natural and artificial UV rays by filtering out 98% of the harmful UV rays.  Artwork that is not protected by UV Plexiglass will be susceptible to UV damage such as yellowing, fading, and the premature aging of paper, mat boards, fabric and photographs.

UV Plexiglass is a better glazing solution than real glass, for a number of reasons. To begin with, real glass is far heavier than UV Plexiglass, which makes it much more difficult and costly to ship and transport.  Additionally, real glass is easily prone to breakage and shattering.  Artwork that is framed with real glass instead of UV Plexiglass is highly susceptible to breaking while in transit and even while in storage if something bumps against it.  You will never have this problem if you frame your artwork with UV Plexiglass.  UV Plexiglass is lightweight and sturdy.  It will never shatter or cause damage to your artwork in a way that real glass can.  This also makes it an ideal option when hanging framed artwork in a child’s room.

The type of UV Plexiglass that we sell at Documounts is called Acrylite Acrylic, although some people refer to it as UV Plexiglass.  We have found that Acrylite Acrylic is the best brand of acrylic glazing in the business.  The sheets of UV Plexiglass are 1/8” thick.  You can buy them custom cut from Documounts in any size that you need up to 28” x 36”, which is the maximum size for shipping.  When you buy 12 or more pieces of UV Plexiglass cut to the same size, you’ll receive a volume discount!

Documounts also sells all of the other supplies that you’ll need to frame your artwork, such as mat board, mount boards, frame mouldings, and other matting and framing supplies.

An acrylic glass sheet is an excellent glazing option when framing your artwork.  There are many reasons to frame your artwork behind an acrylic glass sheet rather than to frame your art behind real glass.  For one thing, acrylic glass sheets are much lighter than glass, so they are easier to ship and to carry.  Plus, acrylic glass sheets are impact resistant.  Real glass is highly susceptible to shattering and breaking, which can be dangerous to your safety.  It also jeopardizes the safety of your artwork.

Documounts offers 4 types of acrylic glass sheets:

1. Standard acrylic glass sheets are crystal clear.
2. Non-glare acrylic glass sheets have a matte finish that minimizes the glare and reflection of the acrylic glass sheets.
3. UV Resistant acrylic glass sheets protect your artwork against the damage of UV rays by filtering out 98% of UV rays from both natural and artificial light sources.  UV rays damage artwork by causing fading and facilitating the aging process, so UV Resistant acrylic glass sheets are an excellent way to combat this problem.
4. Non-glare UV Resistant acrylic glass sheets have the benefit of both reducing glare and filtering out 98% of damaging UV rays.  Both types of UV Resistant glazing are ideal for conservation framing.

The acrylic glass sheets that we carry at Documounts are called Acrylite Acrylic, an industry leader in acrylic sheets for framing.  When you buy 12 or more of the same acrylic glass sheets, you will receive a discount.

In addition to acrylic glass sheets, Documounts also sells mats, mount boards, frames, and all of the basic supplies that you’ll need for matting and framing your artwork.  We offer generous volume discounts on many of these items, which is excellent news for artists, photographers and galleries that need to mat and frame a large quantity of artwork!