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how to wallpaper on glass ?
News wrote:
In article , Eddy wrote: If you read the instructions on that it says it won't work *on* vinyl - and to use their proper stuff for overlaps, etc. So I'd guess the same would apply to any non porous surface. You've got a packet of that stuff yourself, News? Dave, actually. ;-) Yes - I'm just finishing off decorating the hall and stairs - all twenty rolls of it. And have used that adhesive. Thanks for the warning! Have just emailed the suppliers and asked them for their recommendation - not that suppliers always know. Think you can buy it in small packets for a couple of quid so you could just experiment? But it doesn't stick to the plastic bucket when it goes hard so I'd not expect it do so to glass. Hmmm. Thanks, Dave. I'll have a go with a stiff solution of the paste I've got. Probably won't work, as you say. Then give PVA a go. Eddy. |
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You normally peel off the vinyl layer 'dry' as it were which leaves the paper backing which can be soaked off in the normal way. But that's with ordinary wallpaper adhesive - something which isn't water based might need a different approach. Ah! Thanks for this. I noticed that the paper consists of two layers. (At first I thought the back might peel off to reveal self-adhesive!) The two layers will certainly help when/if it comes to having to remove the paper from the mirrors. Eddy. |
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Oh, dear. Sorry, no Badge, R. I didn't say I haven't already bought the heavy wallpaper! It's a luxury paper that looks like rough leather - it won't look like someone has put wallpaper on the doors! Try gluing the paper to the sticky-backed plastic? So you have a layer that can be easily peeled off? Or perhaps you can find a Post-It Note adhesive... something that's not too sticky? Theo |
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Theo Markettos wrote: Oh, dear. Sorry, no Badge, R. I didn't say I haven't already bought the heavy wallpaper! It's a luxury paper that looks like rough leather - it won't look like someone has put wallpaper on the doors! Try gluing the paper to the sticky-backed plastic? So you have a layer that can be easily peeled off? The problem is ordinary wallpaper adhesive is designed to work with porous surfaces - plaster and paper. It needs air to dry. Plastics in general ain't porous. This is why ordinary wallpaper adhesive doesn't work for overlaps with vinyl paper - as one surface isn't porous. It seems to work when you first paste it - but after a few days when things dry out the overlap will separate. -- *Ham and Eggs: Just a day's work for a chicken, but a lifetime commitment Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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News wrote:
The problem is ordinary wallpaper adhesive is designed to work with porous surfaces - plaster and paper. It needs air to dry. Plastics in general ain't porous. This is why ordinary wallpaper adhesive doesn't work for overlaps with vinyl paper - as one surface isn't porous. It seems to work when you first paste it - but after a few days when things dry out the overlap will separate. Well, Dave, the job's now done! And it looks great! Used a very thick gucky mixture of Everbuild wallpaper paste, really gave it a good mixing and brushed it on the paper really hard. It's been up a couple of hours and hasn't slid of any of the panels yet. Question is: in a week's time when the paste has thoroughly dried out will their be any bond between glass and paper! Will the paper have curled off, or be so lightly held on that the least disturbance causes it to start to come away! Will update this group as to the result! Eddy. |
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Eddy wrote: The problem is ordinary wallpaper adhesive is designed to work with porous surfaces - plaster and paper. It needs air to dry. Plastics in general ain't porous. This is why ordinary wallpaper adhesive doesn't work for overlaps with vinyl paper - as one surface isn't porous. It seems to work when you first paste it - but after a few days when things dry out the overlap will separate. Well, Dave, the job's now done! And it looks great! Used a very thick gucky mixture of Everbuild wallpaper paste, really gave it a good mixing and brushed it on the paper really hard. It's been up a couple of hours and hasn't slid of any of the panels yet. Question is: in a week's time when the paste has thoroughly dried out will their be any bond between glass and paper! Will the paper have curled off, or be so lightly held on that the least disturbance causes it to start to come away! My experience of using paste on a non porous surface is it works at first while it remains tacky - then looses grip. Could take a while, though. Good luck. Will update this group as to the result! -- *I brake for no apparent reason. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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My experience of using paste on a non porous surface is it works at first while it remains tacky - then looses grip. Could take a while, though. Good luck. Stilling hanging, still looking good. The tension is killing! :-) Eddy. |
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