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!

Why do artist choose archival plexiglass* over glass?  Displaying your artwork under glass presents a challenge when it is time to move or ship those pieces.  To avoid this problem, many artists choose to frame their work under archival plexiglass.  By choosing archival plexiglass, you are selecting a high quality, lightweight, shatter resistant material that will not harm your work.   Because archival plexiglass will not shatter during shipment, it  ensures your work will arrive safely.  For artists who travel between shows, archival plexiglass allows them the ability to easily transport their art without the added weight of glass.

One of the most important reasons to choose archival plexiglass is because it will protect your artwork from fading and aging.  Archival plexiglass protects your work from the damaging rays of the sun.  With our UV Resistant archival plexiglass, 98% of the sun’s harmful rays are filtered.  Our Non-Glare UV Resistant archival plexiglass adds the additional feature of an anti-reflective coating for easier viewing.

At Documounts, we offer four crystal clear acrylic options to satisfy your framing needs.  However, only the UV Resistant and Non-Glare UV Resistant options are considered to be archival quality plexiglass.  The archival plexiglass we carry is made by Arcylite Acrylic.  Our archival plexiglass is 1/8” of an inch in thickness.  It can be ordered in any size, but we can only ship acrylic up to 28”x36” in size.  All of our archival plexiglass comes coated with protective paper.  When you are ready to frame your work, simply remove the protective paper to reveal the crystal clear acrylic underneath.

Don’t forget that when you order your archival plexiglass from Documounts, you will receive a 5% discount for orders of 12 or more same sized pieces.  With our easy to use ordering system and quick delivery, you can begin framing your artwork under archival plexiglass in a matter of days.

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* Please note:  While most people refer to acrylic as plexiglass, Plexiglas is actually a brand of acrylic.  At Documounts, we carry Arcylite Acrylic.  We believe that Arcylite Acrylic is the best, most clear acrylic available today.