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Michaels Web Site
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Date: 9-12-2009
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Number of Hours: 0.00
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Brief Description: Learning Point for Adhesive for Patterns
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I have begun using spray-on adhesive for laying on the patterns for all the larger pieces. A trick I learned from Ian Clark is that spraying WD-40 on the paper will disolve the adhesive and allow the paper to come off. It comes off much cleaner than the paper held on with a glue stick. I'm using both, for various applications.
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Up-side to the GLUE STICKS:
- Easy and fast to use
- Allows repositioning of paper as you are trying to locate it accurately (this is it's biggest benefit)
- Works great on small parts
- Easy to apply
- Easy cleanup
Down-sides to the GLUE STICKS:
- Since they are usually water based, putting them on large areas of paper will make the paper deform. It's just like sprinkling water on a piece of paper
- Takes a lot of strokes and material to cover large pieces of paper
- Tends to "melt" when it gets hot, so adhesive un-sticks when drills and blades make the metal hot
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Up-sides to the SPRAY ADHESIVE:
- Not water based, so paper stays on really smooth
- Doesn't "melt" when it gets hot, so adhesive continues to stick, even when drills and blades make the metal hot
- Can leave the paper on the metal as a protective material
- Comes off really well with WD-40
Down-sides to SPRAY ADHESIVE:
- You MUST use generous amounts of newspaper at least a foot or more around what you are spraying. No matter how good you are with it, it floats and travels, and...
- It doesn't clean up well. If you get it on your body, tools or work surfaces, it's there to stay (at least for a very long time). You do NOT want to get this stuff on those things.
- It does NOT allow for repositioning of the paper. It's basically a one-shot deal, so get it right the first time. When laying down a large pattern, spray half the pattern only. Then lay it down and use a long straight edge as you "roll" the pattern down on the metal. When you get to the end of the glue area, spray the second half and "roll" it down the same way.
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