I just completed my first piece using this material, so I had better post some observations.
First - It's obviously not dirt cheap, so it's important to make efficient use of it. By that, I mean using absolutely as much of the available adhesive surface as possible, leaving as little as possible to waste. This depends somewhat on the nature of your project, really the size and shapes of your pieces. My piece is a cut paper panel. Think Matisse. Lots of odd sizes. The most efficient approach I've found is to lay out a set of pieces on top of the protective paper side of the material. This is before you remove the paper layer. You want it so that the adhesive will be upward when the paper is removed. Your goal her is to arrange your pieces in such a way as to cover as much as possible of the sheet or part of a sheet. You won't cut the Artist-Tac sheet until you have your pieces laid out. Try to keep it to a manageable size. Wrangling a full sheet with the protective layer removed is trickier than handling three or four cut pieces of sheet. When you have your pieces laid out (not as they will appear on the project - just in the most efficient way), you can cut the sheet to just enough for them. Remove the protective paper from the piece of sheet you will work with. Now, lay out the pieces as you had them arranged. All at once. They can sit on the adhesive sheet until each is removed and transferred. You want to burnish each piece to make sure you pick up adhesive dots.
It is easy to see which is the adhesive base and which is the protective paper. The adhesive sheet is covered with adhesive dots that are clearly visible by reflected light. Handle carefully. The adhesive is easily picked up on fingers. It's easy enough to rub off. I do all my art work in a dedicated pair of jeans that take all the residues and paint drops. Obviously, having glue on your fingers will make things difficult.
I use a Exacto knife to lift one corner of each piece from the adhesive as I need it. It lifts easily, and you can look at the back and see clearly if you have picked up adhesive over the entire area. You can reapply it to a fresh piece of adhesive if needed. Place it with some care where you want it. I first just barely press it in place, in case I need to move it. When everything is places a press it with a rubber roller and then firmly burnish all over each piece with a clean, rounded object. The curving side of the butt end of a marker seems to work. Keep the burnisher clean. It will tend to pick up bits of adhesive from the edges of pieces. These can appear on the surface of pieces. If they do, roll then off. Don't try to clean this stuff with solvents. Just rub. I think I can achieve 60% to 80% efficiency of use. If I were working with rectangular pieces, I could do much better.
So far, I feel it's much neater than glue sticks. I will probably use brushable glue for some things, but when the shapes are very intricate, as most of mine are, brushing becomes problematical in terms of mess. This is pretty neat and easy. It's really a pleasant way to work, having all the pieces laid out, ready to lift with adhesive applied, as opposed to gluing each piece as it's picked up. And I can't complaint much at less than 75-cents a square foot.
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| Brand | Grafix |
|---|---|
| Color | Clear (3 Packs) |
| Material | Plastic |
| Sheet Size | 8.5 x 11 inches |
| Paper Finish | Translucent |
| Product Dimensions | 11"L x 8.5"W |
| Sheet Count | 25 |
| Paper Weight | 80 |
| UPC | 096701144761 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Grafix |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Item Weight | 0.25 Kilograms |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00096701144761 |
| Item model number | 427745 |
| ASIN | B010BUJV2G |
| Customer Reviews |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #106,150 in Industrial & Scientific (See Top 100 in Industrial & Scientific) #44 in Adhesive Dots |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 8.8 ounces |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Date First Available | March 4, 2015 |
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