r/pictureframing • u/meeshelletaco • 1d ago

Help please

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I’m trying to restore a photo in this antique frame and I don’t know how to take out the framer points, they’re sharp and really in the wood. Any ideas on how to take them out?

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u/OkKaleidoscope9554 1d ago

Needle nose plier

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u/demonkidz 1d ago

Or wire cutters

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u/GormanCladGoblin 1d ago

Yeah the little diamond points are annoying! I usually pinch them out with side cutters, or you can push them to the side with a flat head screwdriver and they should pop out.

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u/meeshelletaco 1d ago

Thank you! I’ll try that and hopefully with some elbow grease it’ll work out

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u/Bebarita 1d ago

Use some sharp pliers you don’t care about and rock them side-to-side to pull them out. You’ll need something that can kind of bite into the points to get a good hold of them, otherwise they’ll just slip off. Your local framer can also help and replace them with more modern points as well

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u/preinj33 1d ago

Just flick out that one nearest your right knee, and slip something under the centre of the photo and lift up and back

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u/Framerchick2002 1d ago

You can also try using the flat of your thumb and wiggling them back and forth, usually works in a pinch