Re: [BKARTS] Book jackets

[Lynn Starun <lastarun@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Diane,
There's alway funtac.  Use the blue kind, not yellow
or white which aren't very sticky.  I've had things
stay up for years with this stuff.
Lynn
--- Diane Westerfield <dwester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here is a semi-book arts related question-
>
> I was able to scavenge a number of nice book jackets
> from the library where I work.  Our bindery office
> is a cheerless, windowless room, so I thought the
> jackets would be a great way to liven the place up.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has advice on mounting them.
>  They just fall off the wall if taped with Scotch
> tape. (Not PC, I know).
>
> I considered getting a paint roller and using PVA
> glue to coat the backsides, then adhering them to
> cheap posterboard (again not PC, but this isn't
> artwork meant to last the ages). However, these
> jackets are so slick I wonder if this would work.
> Maybe if the backs were sandpapered first?  I am
> also concerned about warping, is there a "drier"
> glue that's still convenient to spread over
> relatively large surfaces?
>
> Any advice on the subject would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Diane Westerfield
> dwester@xxxxxxx
>
>
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