Command 17044ES Canvas Hanger, White, Large

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Step 4: Remove the protective liners that are now facing away from the frame and position your frame where you want it on the wall. If you don’t get the frame level on the first try, you can adjust where each side of the Velcro meets to get it perfectly level later. We hope you enjoyed reading our review and that now you can confidently hang pictures without using nails. I totally understand how frustrating and upsetting it could be to have a pricey piece of art or sentimental photo come crashing to the floor.

If you’re using four pairs, put two on the top of the side frames and two on the bottom of the side frames about 2/3rds of the way down. Don’t put the bottom strips all the way down on the bottom corners because doing so will make it very difficult to safely remove the picture from the wall when the time comes. I was recently introduced to 3M Command strips and after a trial I am a fan! It has always seemed to me rather primitive in this technological age to still “bang a nail in the wall” to hang a picture. So far I have re-hung about 10 pictures – mostly light, the heaviest is 2kgs – and they seem pretty firmly fixed to the wall (I keep testing them to make sure). The rear of the picture is generally a smooth surface, often hardboard and my internal walls are emulsioned and smooth (the house is in UK and only 22 years old). The house doesn’t suffer any extremes of heat/cold & humidity. I have been applying the strips to the picture and leaving them overnight to “prove”. Like Andrew, I do not remove the picture when first hung (as specified in the 3M instructions) but hold it firmly in place with moderate pressure and count slowly to 60. So far so good. What I really wanted to find out is what is the longest period anyone has had a picture on the wall for? Correspondents are very keen to tell their stories of failure and then call the product garbage but I would also hate to find out that the pictures all fall off the wall in 2 years time! Reply

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To remove the strips from the wall, slowly stretch the pull tab straight down about 12 inches. It will release from the wall. Do not pull the tab straight towards you; doing so could damage your wall. However, when that moment finally comes when you have to take down a picture, buying wall putty, sanding, painting, and being left with a less than perfect wall is a much higher price than the cost of these strips. Pulling the frame off the wall the wrong way. If you pull the frame straight off the wall, you risk damaging it. This period allows the adhesive to fully adhere to the wall before adding the weight and resistance of the frame. In all honesty, I’ve never followed this step and never had an issue. From my experience, as long as your wall is clean and you press the frame against the wall and hold firmly for 30 seconds, you should be all set.

A couple of times, I’ve used two pairs of strips when I really should have used three, and the frame detached and fell (whoops!). Adding an extra pair can be overkill, but will never hurt. How to Remove Command Picture Hanging StripsIn the previous section, I highlighted Command’s three most popular products (Small, Medium, and Large strips), but they sell many other picture hanging strips and hooks with various weight limits.