How Paintings Get Damaged
It cannot be stressed enough that most damage in shipping occurs because something comes into contact with the painting surface. Don’t assume that just because it is not an oil painting that it is significantly more durable and doesn’t need proper protection. With oil paintings the greatest danger is fracturing the painting’s film, but acrylics have a softer film; one that can receive one of the following types of damage:
• Ferrotyping: The transfer of texture from the packing materials to the surface of the painting, sheen alteration in high spots, unwanted surface texture changes.
• Back and forth movement across the paintings surface: Can be permanent damage such as marring, physical loss of paint, packing materials adhering to the surface
• Cracking: Due to impact or vibration of the artwork especially at low temperatures, below 4° C, and even more likely if the artwork is relatively new.
Therefore, these are the challenges in protecting artworks
• Protection from any weight bearing or pressure against the surface of the artwork
• Shock in rough handling or truck movements
• Temperature
• Wrapping and crating each artwork according to its makeup and age.
Rebul Crates are designed for better all round protection. This is achieved simply through reducing risk in the number of ways an artwork can get damaged. Here is how:
• Designed to withstand hundreds of kilograms of load bearing for high strength protection
• Higher bending strength than plywood crates, thus better protecting the critical face of the artwork from pressure or weight
• Very high shock absorbency, designed to better sustain dropping, rough handling and truck movements
• Less abrasion and rubbing, therefore less risk of marking the frame or surface of the artwork
• Provides insulation and humidity buffering
• Also because Rebul Crates are so light, it means you can safely carry more artworks in less crates with reduced risk of rough handling or dropping.
Our goal is to supply dependable crates that makes your entire crating process work seamlessly.
Single painting crates
