Rag mat boards come in 2 thickness 2 ply and 4 ply.
Acid free mat board difference.
Moreover they wanted the lignin free acid free matboard neutralized to protect against free floating acid in the air.
Backing is used to provide support and protection for your artwork either in a picture frame or as a standalone product in a show kit we offer economy pressboard standard matboard backing archival quality backing foam board regular and acid free as well self adhesive archival.
What you need depends on how archival you want to get.
Jodie we have two levels of foamboard acid free and artcare acid free that provides a little more protection.
Mat board center pack of 10 11x14 for 8x10 white mats clear bags backing boards acid free 4 ply thickness white core for pictures photos framing 4 8 out of 5 stars 22 19 99 19.
Backing boards come in any size.
What does acid free actually mean.
If you do want to provide additional barrier between the print and the foam you will want to use 100 cotton rag mat board which is naturally inert.
If your mat board is of an economy grade we recommend the white rpb boards or for something thicker the standard or acid free foam core offers more support for larger artwork.
For any original artwork we recommend a conservation quality backing to go with any conservation or museum grade mat board.
What they wanted was a mat board that was 100 lignin and acid free through and through.
Rag mat board is made from cotton.
The core backing and surface paper are acid free.