Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

Re: Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

John Lucas

>Avoid the sunlight like a plaque. Our Club had a show in a gallery and most of it was in a window that gets late evening sun. One piece warped, even though he thought it was dry, and one piece had finish that bubbled kind of like what you see on Boat railings. One piece had a dark side and light side from the UV color change. Fortunately none cracked and the show was a success but the sun did take it's toll.

Re: Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

Sam Simpson

>Hi Y'all,

This is an easy one Dominic. Sun light is definitely to be avoided, the reasons are many, but what better way to get the public's attention than window display.

There is a solution. V-Cool. A clear window tint. We call it a tint, even though it doesn't change the appearance of anything. But this new technology performs amazingly to cut down heat and UV. Many museums use it, I have had it installed in many large houses, and it is even used in the stealth bomber. 1800-SUN-2-HOT will get you to them.

I wish I could say "no affiliation" yada yada. But the truth is my next door neighbor is the national sales rep.

There are probably other brands out there that perform as well. and it might be that the gallery in question have already thunk of it.

Regards Sam Simpson.

Re: Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

Ric

>Readers' Digest answer: Never put ANY kiind of artwork in direct sunlight.

Re: Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

Edward

>A local gallery had to pay to have a walnut dressing table and matching chair refinished when the sun bleached the clour during a display in a south facing window. An unhappy situation for all concerned.

Best not to put any fine art or craft in any outside window.

Re: Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Hi Dominic

Not only would I avoid direct sunlight, I would beware of strong spotlights that are sometimes used to highlight displays. I had one of my pen boxes warp into unusability from just such a situation. The continual heat from the lamp was enough to do it in. Continuous light against one side of a turning will change the moisture content in that side relative to the unlit side, regardless of how dry the wood is, and that means trouble.

Bill

Re: Problems with displaying in direct sunlight?

Barry Turner

>It always pays to visit your pieces on display in galleries fairly often. I don't want any of my pieces displayed in windows or direct sunlight. The heat can rise dramatically in some window displays. It can wreak havoc with turned items (fading, cracking, finish problems). Most galleries wouldn't knowingly do anything to harm a piece. They just don't know any better, although they certainly should. I had to educate the operator of our local gallery just last year.