When you want to clean up glass display cabinets, an important question is how to protect super-fragile glass objects so that they do not break in the chaotic movement of the house. Next, let's learn how to safely carry glass display cabinets.

Why do you need to be extra careful when moving glass shelves?

If you plan to move glass display cabinets, this should warn you to be extra careful when handling large and sometimes heavy glass display cabinets. The glass is so fragile that if you accidentally drop any of them to the ground, they will break into pieces. In addition, even a slight collision between a glass display case and another hard object may damage the delicate shelf, or at least break it, which in most cases will make it unusable from then on.

Glass display cabinets are dangerous. If you are not careful, they may hurt you. Dropping a glass display case on your foot may hurt you, but you may also cut your finger or hand on the sharp edge of the glass display case. This is why you should always wear thick work gloves when moving glass display cabinets, take them off, pack them, and move them into and out of the truck.

If damaged during movement, glass display cabinets are usually difficult to replace and sometimes quite expensive to replace. If they are part of antique furniture, these shelves may need to be customized and the price may be high.

Therefore, when moving glass display cabinets as part of fragile furniture, you should always slow down and be careful when disassembling and packaging glass objects. It's definitely worth taking a few more minutes to figure out the best way to handle the task safely, rather than breaking the glass or getting hurt because of your hasty action.

Packaging materials for protecting glass display cabinets

1. Wrapping paper

You will need wrapping paper to create an initial protective layer. Use soft, white, ink-free and acid-free wrapping paper, which is gentle enough not to scratch the delicate surface of the glass shelf.

2. Foam packaging

The bubble film will serve as the second protective layer on the wrapping paper. It is important to note that bubble packaging is considered the number one packaging material for packaging and moving fragile items because of the unparalleled protection produced by inflatable bubbles.

3. cardboard

Thick clean cardboard is needed if there is no bubble film at that time. It is normal to use up the bubble film in the packing process, it doesn't matter, you can use cardboard instead of it when packing the glass shelf.

4. Furniture blanket

This will be the last protective layer of these glass items to ensure the safety of the whole packaging operation.

 

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How to pack glass shelves when moving

Once you have all the packaging materials you need to protect the glass items, it's time to know the detailed steps of packing the glass shelves when you move:

1. Put on gloves to protect your hands

As mentioned above, it is dangerous to deal with glass shelves without adequate protection for your hands and fingers. That's why the first thing you need to do is to wear work gloves thick enough to make sure you don't get hurt. In addition, high-quality work gloves will provide you with a better grip, minimizing the chance of the shelf slipping off your fingers and eventually landing on the floor.

2. Remove the glass shelf from the furniture unit

There is no doubt that this step is the trickiest one, so be extra careful. Take out the shelves one by one and don't make any sudden moves. If necessary, remove all doors to create more space. If you encounter difficulties, remember to try different exit angles to prevent potentially harmful contact between the shelf and the main body of the furniture unit.

3. Protect the glass shelf with wrapping paper

Once you put a removed shelf on a stack of wrapping paper, do what you should do-wrap the paper on a glass object as if you were wrapping a gift. Use 2-3 sheets of wrapping paper at the same time and cover the shelf completely. If the glass item is too large, visually divide it into two parts, cover each part separately, and then connect the paper lid with some packaging tape.

Work methodically so that no glass area is exposed. Read on to understand why it is important to create an initial paper layer during the packaging process.

4. Protect the glass shelf with bubble film

The next step in packaging glass shelves for movement is to cover each shelf with bubble film. Keep in mind that foam packaging ensures that these glass items will not be hurt during the move. Ideally, you will use a bubble film with atmospheric bubbles (which is ideal for protecting larger and heavier items), but a small bubble film should also be fine. Just cover the entire area of the shelf with bubble film, and then secure the plastic material with duct tape.

The reason why bubble film should not be used directly on glass shelves is that sometimes inflatable plastic materials leave hard-to-remove stains when pressed on fragile glass surfaces. But this won't be a problem in your case, because you've already placed a soft wrapper underneath.

5. Protect glass shelves with cardboard (not bubble film)

If you have run out of bubble film before you plan to pack the glass shelf, and you really don't have time to buy another roll, what you can do is cut several matching cardboard shelves for each and clip fragile items between the two cardboards. The idea here is to create hard external protection for your fragile glass shelves. Secure the cardboard cuts with duct tape, but do not stick them directly to the glass surface so as not to get them dirty.

6. Protect glass shelves with furniture blankets

The final protection of glass objects should be furniture blankets. Cushions ensure that you open fragile shelves in your new home, just as they leave the old ones. This time it's very simple-all you have to do is wrap the fragile glass objects completely in a furniture blanket, then secure the packages with some tape, and you're done.

Remember, packing glass shelves for movement is just a glimpse of the daunting task in front of you. Next, you will have to pack the furniture items that the glass shelves belong to, which is no easy task.

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