Leo Boyd
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Wheat paste advice , by Leo Boyd on Apr 12, 2019 19:22:57 GMT 1, Hey people
I am just wondering whether anyone has advice on wheat paste.
I have used loads of different types of mixes over the years and most of them time they work pretty well.
But the last big job I did the paste took in a good bit of water after it had dried (there was a shit ton of rain for 3 days) and I can't afford to make the same mistake with the next wall as the wall is pretty massive and the weather in this country is shite.
So if anyone has any advice on extra additives to the paste mix that would be very appreciated.
Oh just to ad to this... when the wall is finished it is going to be heavily varnished. I just really want the paper to be well stuck to the wall by that point.
Cheers
Leo
Hey people
I am just wondering whether anyone has advice on wheat paste.
I have used loads of different types of mixes over the years and most of them time they work pretty well.
But the last big job I did the paste took in a good bit of water after it had dried (there was a shit ton of rain for 3 days) and I can't afford to make the same mistake with the next wall as the wall is pretty massive and the weather in this country is shite.
So if anyone has any advice on extra additives to the paste mix that would be very appreciated.
Oh just to ad to this... when the wall is finished it is going to be heavily varnished. I just really want the paper to be well stuck to the wall by that point.
Cheers
Leo
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moron
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Wheat paste advice , by moron on Apr 12, 2019 23:59:07 GMT 1, Try Cascamite. It's not expensive comes in powder form and mixed with water.
It's used in wooden boat building.
Try Cascamite. It's not expensive comes in powder form and mixed with water.
It's used in wooden boat building.
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Wheat paste advice , by sfnyc on Apr 13, 2019 0:17:28 GMT 1, Iโm no expert on how it holds pasting in the rain but if it helps I know from having helped once that Ron English uses gallons of GOLDEN Fluid Matte Medium into his paste.
This one:
www.dickblick.com/products/golden-matte-mediums/
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Leo Boyd
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Wheat paste advice , by Leo Boyd on Apr 13, 2019 17:37:38 GMT 1, Thanks people
There is a lot of conflicting information online.
I think I might check out the Cascamite as I have to make a couple of buckets of paste next week and think the golden medium might be a bit too expensive.
Thanks people
There is a lot of conflicting information online.
I think I might check out the Cascamite as I have to make a couple of buckets of paste next week and think the golden medium might be a bit too expensive.
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Wheat paste advice , by Leo Boyd on Apr 16, 2019 21:26:11 GMT 1, Here we go
if it survives the night without getting tagged or falling off the wall I will be a very happy man
That being said the wheat paste I made was pretty hardcore
Here we go if it survives the night without getting tagged or falling off the wall I will be a very happy man That being said the wheat paste I made was pretty hardcore |
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Wheat paste advice , by Silentbill on Apr 18, 2019 9:11:50 GMT 1, Mate, tried a load of methods. I just stick with standard wall paper paste (Even poundland stuff) thinned down and mixed with PVA glue (Thats the magic ingredient), Billboard posters are just using water'd down PVA glue. Use the thinnest paper ya can and it will stick likes**t to the wall. Had a piece in Manchester up for 3 years thats part of the wall. If ya wanna be nuts add a bit of sugar aswell for extra stickyness.
Score the pieces round the edges so any rippers wont take it off when pulling. Use one of them sewing wheels (Lil roller spiky Wheel), it adds like a perforation to it.
Watch the start of this (Rewind it to start) 
Mate, tried a load of methods. I just stick with standard wall paper paste (Even poundland stuff) thinned down and mixed with PVA glue (Thats the magic ingredient), Billboard posters are just using water'd down PVA glue. Use the thinnest paper ya can and it will stick likes**t to the wall. Had a piece in Manchester up for 3 years thats part of the wall. If ya wanna be nuts add a bit of sugar aswell for extra stickyness. Score the pieces round the edges so any rippers wont take it off when pulling. Use one of them sewing wheels (Lil roller spiky Wheel), it adds like a perforation to it. Watch the start of this (Rewind it to start) |
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Wheat paste advice , by stavi on Apr 18, 2019 11:29:20 GMT 1, Mate, tried a load of methods. I just stick with standard wall paper paste (Even poundland stuff) thinned down and mixed with PVA glue (Thats the magic ingredient), Billboard posters are just using water'd down PVA glue. Use the thinnest paper ya can and it will stick likes**t to the wall. Had a piece in Manchester up for 3 years thats part of the wall. If ya wanna be nuts add a bit of sugar aswell for extra stickyness. Score the pieces round the edges so any rippers wont take it off when pulling. Use one of them sewing wheels (Lil roller spiky Wheel), it adds like a perforation to it. Watch the start of this (Rewind it to start)
In my very early days of wheatpasting I made a batch following the traditional flour recipe and added a bit of sugar, like I had read online.
A week later I went back to check out the piece I had done and it was covered in snails and they had eaten half of the poster.
It was gnarly. Maybe I should have added salt, but at that point I might as well bake a cake. I never used the recipe again.
Mate, tried a load of methods. I just stick with standard wall paper paste (Even poundland stuff) thinned down and mixed with PVA glue (Thats the magic ingredient), Billboard posters are just using water'd down PVA glue. Use the thinnest paper ya can and it will stick likes**t to the wall. Had a piece in Manchester up for 3 years thats part of the wall. If ya wanna be nuts add a bit of sugar aswell for extra stickyness. Score the pieces round the edges so any rippers wont take it off when pulling. Use one of them sewing wheels (Lil roller spiky Wheel), it adds like a perforation to it. Watch the start of this (Rewind it to start) In my very early days of wheatpasting I made a batch following the traditional flour recipe and added a bit of sugar, like I had read online. A week later I went back to check out the piece I had done and it was covered in snails and they had eaten half of the poster. It was gnarly. Maybe I should have added salt, but at that point I might as well bake a cake. I never used the recipe again. |
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Wheat paste advice , by Silentbill on Apr 18, 2019 18:29:24 GMT 1, Mate, tried a load of methods. I just stick with standard wall paper paste (Even poundland stuff) thinned down and mixed with PVA glue (Thats the magic ingredient), Billboard posters are just using water'd down PVA glue. Use the thinnest paper ya can and it will stick likes**t to the wall. Had a piece in Manchester up for 3 years thats part of the wall. If ya wanna be nuts add a bit of sugar aswell for extra stickyness. Score the pieces round the edges so any rippers wont take it off when pulling. Use one of them sewing wheels (Lil roller spiky Wheel), it adds like a perforation to it. Watch the start of this (Rewind it to start) In my very early days of wheatpasting I made a batch following the traditional flour recipe and added a bit of glue, like I had read online. A week later I went back to check out the piece I had done and it was covered in snail and they had eaten half of the poster. It was gnarly. Maybe I should have added salt, but at that point I might as well bake a cake. I never used the recipe again.
Yeah mate, most ppl make wheatpaste once and think fuck that never again.
Mate, tried a load of methods. I just stick with standard wall paper paste (Even poundland stuff) thinned down and mixed with PVA glue (Thats the magic ingredient), Billboard posters are just using water'd down PVA glue. Use the thinnest paper ya can and it will stick likes**t to the wall. Had a piece in Manchester up for 3 years thats part of the wall. If ya wanna be nuts add a bit of sugar aswell for extra stickyness. Score the pieces round the edges so any rippers wont take it off when pulling. Use one of them sewing wheels (Lil roller spiky Wheel), it adds like a perforation to it. Watch the start of this (Rewind it to start) In my very early days of wheatpasting I made a batch following the traditional flour recipe and added a bit of glue, like I had read online. A week later I went back to check out the piece I had done and it was covered in snail and they had eaten half of the poster. It was gnarly. Maybe I should have added salt, but at that point I might as well bake a cake. I never used the recipe again. Yeah mate, most ppl make wheatpaste once and think fuck that never again. |
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Leo Boyd
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Wheat paste advice , by Leo Boyd on Aug 22, 2019 12:03:12 GMT 1, Cheers for all this advice people
for some reason I am only getting notifications of these posts now...
anyways better late than never or something
Cheers for all this advice people for some reason I am only getting notifications of these posts now... anyways better late than never or something |
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Wheat paste advice , by iamzero on Aug 22, 2019 12:23:03 GMT 1, We mixed some up recently and added sugar into the mix. Next time I reckon Iโll buy some stuff as it is a faff... kids loved it though.
http://instagram.com/p/ByNSfhwlLDB
We mixed some up recently and added sugar into the mix. Next time I reckon Iโll buy some stuff as it is a faff... kids loved it though. http://instagram.com/p/ByNSfhwlLDB |
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