MCS Foundation 12x18 Poster Frame Traditional Brass, Vertical & Horizontal Wall Hanging Large Picture Frame for Photos, Posters & Art Prints (1-Pack)

This is a $19 frame with thin plexi - if you’re cool with that, this is a great frame. If you have a valuable work of art, keep looking. I needed something quick and this did the trick, looks much nicer than I expected. I am finally able to honor my Pee Wee print properly. :)

This is a beautiful picture for puzzle makers wanting to display their favorite completed puzzle or artworks. The plexiglass cover is fixed into the frame therein providing more frame strength. I knocked the assembly rating one start because the only issue I had was the backer board, which is stiff and strong, was a very tight fit and took a little effort to remove and reinstall into the frame. If the frame maker, MCS, would reduce two edges of the backer board by about 1/16", that would allow the backer board to easily clear the installed holder clips without impacting the integrity of the clips holding power. I'm ordering more of MCS's frames to replace previously framed puzzles using frames of lesser quality and sturdiness.

I have used 3 of these frames. For the price, they are a great value. Don't expect a super solid frame that you'd buy for a couple hundered dollars. This is a budget friendly alternative that still looks great and feels good. I've used the frame for puzzles of football stadiums I have done and wanted to hang in my office. It's saved to my favorites so that I can purchase again!

Beautiful frames that look great on my wall. My only issue is that they are very fragile—I needed two replacements before I finally received one that wasn’t cracked. They are lightweight enough that you don’t need to use nails if you don’t want to. I used six Command strips per frame, and they held up perfectly

Very good quality in frame. Packaged very well for transport. Glass is stuck to frame so I didn’t have to worry about it falling out. The back clips are a little hard to bend so make sure use a flat head or something.

I bought 3 of these. Outwardly the frame looks good, but, as many other reviewers have noted, the plexiglass is glued to the frame, and it's a REALLY big deal for the following reasons:First and most importantly, the factory churning these out has poor quality control. The glue is used far too liberally and not only is it visible from the front in some cases, but it also frequently completely covers the inside edges. Be warned, this WILL stick to your art piece and potentially tear and destroy it at worst, if you're not careful, or leave stains on it at best, if you are.Secondly, removing the glue is near impossible. I don't know what kind of glue it is, but it's quite literally the most tenacious gunk I've ever seen, more persistent than carpet glue. I spent weeks working in my spare time and testing different chemical and mechanical means of removing the glue. I did eventually stumble on some insights that help (which I'll share below), but in the meantime I basically destroyed one of the frames, and ended up having to completely sand and repaint it, which was not easy because a powered sander of any kind will heat the frame plastic up too much and just melt it into a giant mess.Just trust me when I say that if you're thinking about removing the glue yourself, just throw the the whole thing in the trash and buy something else. Or maybe just cover the glue up with some sacrificial paper or felt or something and forget about removing it entirely (which isn't even an option if it's showing from the front).Lastly, the frame itself is made of very light, bendy plastic. While it's durable, it has no strength. The glued-in plexiglass is actually strictly necessary for the frame to stay together. Without the glue, the frame can't even support the weight of the plexiglass and cardboard backboard, so the bottom edge of the frame will droop. Additionally, the frame's joints are not particularly strong either, and will begin to loosen after too much strain (easy to do if you've committed to removing the glue nightmare).Additionally, the plexiglass is quite soft and will readily accumulate micro-scratches, which make it look horrible under direct light. This is not really a fault of the product, but something to keep in mind. To add to my pain, I originally used a counter brush and a bristled vacuum attachment to clean dust off of the plexiglass before installing it and this was a huge mistake. I ended up having to polish both sides of all 3 sheets with both a heavy and fine scratch removing polish to rescue them. Only touch these sheets with microfiber cloths!If anyone else is as insane and hobbyless as I am and truly wants to remove the glue on their cheap frame, here's my tips:1) Prepare enough counter space with towels and microfiber cloths so that you can easily set the plexiglass down in at least 2 non-overlapping locations. Do not rely on the plexiglass standing up on its own while leaning on something. It's far too flexible for that.2) Carefully and slowly separate the plexiglass from the frame by working your way around the frame, applying firm front-to-back pressure on the plexiglass, and using a sharp box knife to slice parts of the stretched glue which will not let go of the plexiglass.3) I built a shallow trough out of cardboard, completely covered in packing tape to make it waterproof, and using hot glue to plug the ends. Then I filled it with just enough regular canola oil so that one full edge of the plexiglass sheet could be submerged enough to cover all the glue. The custom trough was necessary because I didn't have any other container long enough for the full 3 foot length of the plexiglass. For smaller sheets you could probably find some large plastic container or bag to make it work. I had to jerry-rig some support to keep the plexiglass upright and not allow it to flop over.4) Leave the glue submerged in the canola oil for a full 24 hours (yes, really). The longer you leave it the easier it will come off.5) Lay the sheet flat and wipe off the now very wet and far less sticky glue. Make sure to use a microfiber cloth, or be prepared to polish out micro-scratches. You'll probably need several cloths, because the glue will stick to them and just get right back onto the plexiglass if you're not careful. For tiny bits of remaining residue, you can use 1:10 vinegar:water and some elbow grease. Clean the residual oil and other mark off of the sheet with soapy wet cloths and a non-streaking glass/acrylic cleaning spray.6) For the glue on the frame, this is more difficult. I tried similarly leaving some canola oil in one edge at a time, but I ended up having to scrape the remaining glue residue out regardless, it's just too resilient. Any kind of more potent adhesive remover can easily leak onto the front of the frame and destroy the finish (which is why I had to completely sand and repaint one of my frames).In the end, I just found that taking a wide-bladed, sharp flathead screwdriver or a thin-bladed chisel and scraping out the glue worked the best. You literally have to scrape as hard as you can without completely breaking the frame to make this work. Basically you need to scrape away the entire surface that the glue is bonded to. If you feel any tackiness at all after removing most of the glue, just scrape more or scrape harder. The insides of the frame will end up looking like garbage, but nobody will see that part.If you're still reading, it should be obvious that none of this is worth the money you'll save by going with this $30 frame.

It looks good but had to use a tool to open and close back and had to lay frame flat to get back to fit in the frame right, also the back curved inwards so much so that I had to make my command strips multi staking like 24 for 4 corners... other then that it was what I wanted

I bought the 18x24 frame. I chose this one because it is cheap ($20 cheaper than other choices), have the color I want, and can arrive in 2 days. Now I regretted a bit. It arrived and packaging was fine. The back was held up by those cheap metal tabs. No worries as I know you got what you paid for -- until I pushed all the tabs upwards with a xacto knife, the backing just won't come out of the frame like it is being wedged in! I pushed from the other side (the glass/display side) for quite a while. It wasn't easy but finally got it out. Usually the backing is a little smaller than the inner frame area so it can actually come out easily when it is "unlocked", but not this one. It is cut "just right" ie too big, therefore it is wedged in.I put my piece in, and then try to put the backing back in -- it wouldn't go back so it is within the metal tabs!! No matter how hard I tried, it just doesn't fit. I honestly didn't know how they even put it in in the first place. I even cut myself on the edges when I tried to bend the backing a little and fit it in. At the end, I kinda got it back in for 3 sides. So it is secure-ish as I can't get it fitted under the tabs on all 4 sides. Haven't hung it up yet, fingers crossed.I bought quite a few frames and never have I experienced this. When it is in though, the framed art is beautiful. My frame looked fine (therefore I give it 3 stars). Just that if I were to do it again, I wouldn't have bought this and wouldn't recommend this frame at all.