Hi Folks,
What is the best glue to use when glueing paper signs on to a painted, wood structure?
thank you,
John,
How much texture to the painted surface? I’m thinking white glue would do nicely (perhaps thinned a tad) but you’ve got to be prepared for a bit of curl before its affixed, the smaller and thinner the sign material, the more likely. Have to get the glue right up to the edge to eliminate edge gaps. That’s where white glue has an advantage: any small amount of excess pressed out from underneath washes right off.
(Another) John
Hi John,
Plain white glue works well. As the other John said, any excess can be washed off.
If you are mounting the sign on a surface like clapboard, and you want it to look like the sign was painted on, you might consider sanding the back of the sign to make the paper thinner. It takes a gentle touch and you have to take your time but the results are great.
Dave
This thread covers more than paper signs, but you might find it useful
Most of my signs are printed on heavy paper stock and affixed to sheet styrene built-up to accommodate each particular sign, using contact cement…
These were done with dry transfer alphabet sets…
…while this one (and several others like it) were done with my airbrush, using a stencil I cut from cardstock…
However, for placing signs directly on structures, especially brick or clapboard siding, white glue works well.
I lightly sanded the back of the poster, below, before painting-on some white glue, then used my fingernails to make it conform to the board detail…
Wayne
Spray adhesive
Hi John, Thanks you for the tip. the surface is small.
Dave, thank you for the idea and the sanding idea. I will give sanding a try.
Henry, thanks for the link. Good info.
Wayne, Great looking signs! thanks for the info and the ideas.
Jumijo, And thanks for your tip on a spray adhesive. FYI: 1.5 years ago I was at the Baltimore waterfront and went and toured the B&O museum.