SuperSoftstrand 500-Feet Picture Wire Vinyl Coated Stranded Stainless Steel

I picked up a freshly framed print from a framer friend of mine and noticed how neatly his back wire was wrapped. I asked if he had a machine that does the wrapping so neatly. No, he said he uses this vinyl coated wire and that it just wraps neatly. I exhibit prints throughout the year and frame most of my own exhibit prints because they are fairly straightforward to frame (I give the more artistic frame jobs to my friend the professional) and until this day I had always used the bare stranded steel and not only was it messy, but it often left me with little bloody holes and slices in my fingers. As soon as I got home from the frame shop I logged onto amazon and looked for the vinyl coated wire. My framing life has been changed forever. This stuff is so easy to work with and just as my friend said, it wraps perfectly. I have no cut fingers and the wire feels incredibly secure. I wish I had known about this stuff before now. And this large roll is not going to be finished any time soon so it really is cost effective to purchase the wire this way. As far as I am concerned this is one of those near perfect products. BOTTOM LINE: if you do your own framing you arent going to find a better wire. Dont go back to those uncoated wires

Great product. Used it for some canvas painting.

I use a lot of this wire for hanging pictures, the soft insulation is great because it doesnt mar painted walls like bare steel or aluminum will do. The recommended wrapping/knot technique is pictured on the spools label, this is very handy.

Super pliable and soft wire makes it easy to wire the back of frames or canvases. The bare strands of wire I have used can be really rough to work with. This stuff is great and so much cheaper bought on this big roll.

Probably more wire than Ill ever need, but having this beats going to the store constantly for those small packs of hanging wire. Identical wire to what I used while working in a frame shop. Easy to work with and sturdy.

Love love love this wire!!! Perfect for wiring Art up

Very easy to use for picture frames or other items to hang on walls- no sharp edge or cut fingers! Added support wires to several jersey cases mounted without drilling into basement poured walls. Worked well rated for weight above items hung provided an additional measure of safely and security. Very pleased would recommend to friends and family without hesitation!

Not the manufacturers fault, and this wire itself is good quality, but the Amazon packaging was poor and the spool broke in shipping, so the wire was largely unraveled in the bag they shipped it in, making for quite a mess. I was able to put it on another spool, but kind of a hassle.

Excellent quality and made in USA. Comes in several wire sizes so be careful what you order. Wire and Cable Specialties, Inc. website provides data on each wire size so you can decide what is right for you. The pictures shown on amazon may not match the wire size so pay attention to the description. The larger sizes are thicker and therefore harder to work with so dont choose them unless you have a really heavy picture. You can weigh your picture on bathroom scales. Go one size larger if in doubt. Size 2 for maximum picture weight of 15 pounds or 7 Kg Size 3 for maximum picture weight of 20 pounds or 9 Kg Size 4 for maximum picture weight of 25 pounds or 11 Kg Size 5 for maximum picture weight of 43 pounds or 20 Kg Size 6 for maximum picture weight of 60 pounds or 27 Kg Size 8 for maximum picture weight of 100 pounds or 45 Kg

I love the coating around this cable. Makes it much more comfortable to handle and it adds some nice grip for the crimping ferrules.