I am surprised I haven’t come across this alternative anywhere.Īnd if you do accidentally get some contact cement on an unintended surface, and/or have an issue with part removal, acetone or mineral spirits will dissolve the glue bond. ![]() I’m super happy with the results and versatility. I have now cut some fairly aggressive programs without any parts shifting at all. It is essentially the same as the super glue method (a little messier if you’re not careful) but MUCH cheaper. I still apply painters tape to my mating surfaces, roll or paint the cement on the taped surfaces only (important), wait for both sides to fully dry, and stick them together. I favour 3M’s water based contact cement. ![]() I work in cabinetmaking so I have pretty consistent access to contact cement, but I think you can get a pretty big tub of it at hardware stores for under $50. I have really started to rely on the superglue/paint method, but the tiny tubes of super glue are super expensive. It has a strong adhesive and it is double sided.Use to add decorative embellishments.I haven’t seen this suggestion anywhere in all of my clamp and hold down research and trials. It is just like super glue in glue variety. You can also use this tape for crafty purpose to give a glossy outer cover like I have used in this DIY newspaper folder or to create a smooth surface for DIY scratch off V day card. This is also a most commonly used tape in every household for tapping the shipping boxes. Well, this doesn't need much explanation. Want to see how I used ? Click here.For more information and great tutorials, click here. There are different types of duct tapes based on the purpose and materials. It has a strong adhesive.The standard duct tape is usually grey or black in colour but these come in variety of designs and patterns. It is actually a heavy duty tape used for sealing ducts but nowadays they are used for variety of crafts.It is a plastic coated tape with fabric backing. ![]() This is also a temporary tape.Refer to what package says, sometimes it says ,it is temporary for certain amount of time. It is also less tacky compared to masking tape. Painter's tape is mostly used when painting wall and also while painting other things like tables, chairs, etc. This tape is used mostly by artists when painting.It is less tacky compared to masking tape.It is used for temporary adhesion. Oh ya!!!Really!!See the picture below.Spotted this tape during my home depot visit. It comes in varieties such as masking tape for home & office, for concrete.brick & grout, etc. It is a paper tape which can be torn easily with our hand.As it is paper tape, you can write on it with pen.When it is stored for longer days ,the paper in the tape starts to wrinkle and makes in unusable. From my experience: I actually made this mistake by using masking tape in foam board and when I tried to remove ,it ruined the surface.So, it is better not to use masking tape as it has strong adhesive compared to artist's tape.Use Artist tape when working with paints in paper. It is not recommended to use when painting in a paper products like foam board, poster board, etc. It is generally used when painting a object and protecting the area where it should not be painted. It is used in the projects where you want to add embellishments to the main project.Such as attaching a photo to the poster board, adding a trim to the scrapbook pages, etc This is a variety of scotch tape which comes in frosted /matte finish mostly used for gift wrapping.It is almost invisible when used with paper.Īs the name says, it has glue on both the sides. It has variety of uses from gift wrapping to hold lighter objects together like paper to paper.Do you know I used this tape to make a Pendant lamp, click here to see how. It is the most commonly used tape often referred to as Scotch tape.
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