Sue - Great info. Thanks so much. One of the great things about MOPO is the knowledge offered here!
Gonna take all these suggestions! Best - Glenn On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:46 AM Susan Heim <filmfantast...@msn.com> wrote: > Hey Glenn and all, > What Toochis is talking about is a nail that has a somewhat threaded > post instead of a smooth post like a regular nail. It makes it harder for > the screw to come out of the drywall since the thread of it catches the > drywall when > it is tapped in. I have had some customer that use those 3M strips and, > if you do that, I suggest 2 of them that hold the most weight you can > have. That wouldn't be my suggestion, but I've had customers that swear by > them. Many people are hanging their frames in their office where they > aren't allow to put a nail in the wall. The frames aren't heavy, even my > Deluxe is about 4 pounds tops with a movie > poster in it, but those strips can dry out over time and slip off the > wall. Now, for fixing the holes, you can get some DAP or joint compound > which is a putty that contractors use for seams. What I do to make it less > obvious is use a Q-tip to apply it just to the hole. Make sure you get > some down into the hold. You can make a bit of a mess because once you > have some pressed into the hole, you can wipe the excess off with a damp > paper towel around the hold to make it > flush with the rest of the wall....then try putting your nail in a spot > close but not on top of it... just some thoughts on how I've done > it.....it can be challenging because that old plaster on "vintage" walls is > pretty but not very accommodating > for hanging pictures. > > Sue > Hollywood Poster Frames > (800) 463-2994 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Glenn > Taranto <exit82afi...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2020 5:40 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > *Subject:* [MOPO] A question for Sue and any others who'd like to chime in > > Hello All - > > So here's the deal... My landlord is going to kill me when he sees the two > holes I put in the wall to hang a beautiful frame Sue Heim made for me. I > like to swap out posters and rehang the frame. > > I wanted to enjoy a poster I recently won from Bruce's auction. (Getting > all my plugs in!) It fit the frame perfectly. I was so happy. But my > happiness was short-lived. Unfortunately this last time I rehung the frame > it was too much for the wall. The two holes got a little bigger and the > nails wouldn't hold. I absolutely can't bang more holes in this 1950's era > wall. (Or use screws!) > > What do you do to hang posters that will prevent damage to the sheet rock? > I'd like to continue to swap out posters so I can enjoy my collection. > > Thanks in advance! > > Glenn > > > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistserv.american.edu%2Fscripts%2Fwa-american.exe%3FSUBED1%3DMoPo-L%26A%3D1&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6d00def681604d590f9008d7c7111fbe%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637196748668153977&sdata=FA33bDdnAhkweIezy2xgl1WKfSO9dD33esGtAGG%2FjWo%3D&reserved=0> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistserv.american.edu%2Fscripts%2Fwa-american.exe%3FSUBED1%3DMoPo-L%26A%3D1&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6d00def681604d590f9008d7c7111fbe%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637196748668163969&sdata=GAkiE%2BeRsY5sD2lN8KMSg20k5ZMyHmbk5OT0Y9vBQiM%3D&reserved=0> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
