Using contact paper

[wwalker47]

Some time back it was suggested that clear contact paper be used directly on the wood and then spray the pattern and then use packing tape over that. Well, I tryed that last night and it works like a dream. The whole thing came off so nice with no recadue.
Thanks for the tip who ever it was.

I will be using this forever.

-Bill

[sstalker]

Bill,

I have been using the same process. Works great.

Steve - Toledo

[BirdOasis]

Clear contact paper??? Where do you get that? Office depot maybe?

[Buzz]

Contact Paper

I get mine at KMart.

[Daryl185]

question though, how tacky is the contact paper how does it peel off of really intricate scroll work?

[owler]

The contact paper is less tacky than blue tape. I will find out this weekend how it works on an intricate design because I should finish my first portrait.

[Rolf]

I learned about the Contact paper from Kathy Wise at the open house.
Been using it ever since. I use only Contact brand paper. I just did the Nativity (volker Arnold) and the Christmas card ornament. It peels of very easily and occasionaly leaves a little residue, that sands off easily.
I don't put clear tape on top of my pattern I think the contact paper provides a bit of lubrication and find the packing tape to be an unecessary additional step.
The paper is a little over $5 at Wallmart.

[Bill Wilson]

Sounds like the next logical step in the progression is to copy the pattern directly onto the contact paper. What sizes does this stuff come in? Could it be used in a copier?

[gmackay]

I have been using the clear contact brand paper for some time now. Here's another suggestion that I use the contact paper for. I peel the backs off of two sheets of contact paper, apply each sheet to a piece of wood, place both pieces on a newspaper and spray both with spray adhesive. Stick the two pieces of wood together when stack cutting wood.

The spray adhesive gives a tight bond between the two pieces of wood for stack cutting and separates easily when your done cutting......

Hey, it saves on double sided tape.

[wwalker47]

good suggestion

Daryl, I haven't had any problems with fretwork yet and that's about all I do.

Hey, GMackay, that suggestion sounds real good. I'm going to have to try that one. Thanks.

Bill, it comes in 24" rolls, got it at Wal-mart. I guess you could cut it down to 8.5" X 11" and run it through a copier. Overhead projector film is about a flimsy. You would might want to use the solid White so you could follow the pattern on darker woods.

-Bill

[BobD (Archive)]

I'd just watch when running it through a printer...if the backing comes off, you're going to get a sticky mess!!!

Bob

[Rolf]

DO NOT run it through a coppier. The heated drum that sets toner WILL IN ALL PROBABILITY MELT THE contact paper. I trashed a copier at work by running the wrong transparency through it.
An Ink jet printer might work but I wouldn't do that either because of the lack of contrast.