Free backgrounds...

[SarahBravo]

I went into my local DIY store to buy a new bucket (woooohoooo!!!! excitement!!!!) and was walking up and down the aisles cos I don't have a life when I saw some really cool wallpaper. Suede effect, in deep blues. Thought "that would make a lovely tank background". Now, they have rolls where you can rip a bit off to take home and see if you like it, so i unrolled 5 feet (just to be on the safe side) and popped it in my bucket. Next aisle along, metallic textured effect dark grey - just like granite slabs.... so ditto.

Thought I might get asked to pay a few pence at the tills, but they were cool! Free backgrounds - can't be bad!

I usually sellotape my backgrounds, but also usually have bubbles etc.... could I use some repositionable spray mount stuff from work to put it on, or would that make the glass opaque?

Or how about this.... sticky backed plastic spread over the wallpaper and extending out a bit further to seal the paper and stick to the tank. would water proof it I guess, and if I roll it on I may avoid bubbles.....

 

[SirMinion]

I certainly wouldn't spray anything anywhere near the tank. The solvent propellant would be fatal if it got in the water.

I use stickytape and it looks fine. *shrugs*

Great idea to use wallpaper samples though, I'll be taking a trip to B&Q tomorrow!

 

[BettaMomma]

so i unrolled 5 feet (just to be on the safe side) and popped it in my bucket

LOL
That was the funniest thing I've read yet today.

I'd stick it on with some scotch tape along the edges.

 

[boxman]

I think the spray could damage the sealant on the tank. I would use scotch tape as BettaMomma suggested.

Free wallpaper! Good way to decorate your house - go in there a few times!!!!


Pete

 

[MAM]

Depending on the weight of the wallpaper, regular Scotch tape might not hold. But that clear packing tape does wonders. Thats what I use to keep backgrounds on. I use a thin piece for the sides so not as much is visible. And to prevent bubbles and keep it watertight, I tape along the top edge and use something like a large book to weight it down while i position and tape it.
Not sure if pieces of double-sided tape would work with that type of paper, but that also a possibility

 

[Tropjunky]

i got mine on with double sided tape. worked fine

 

[Blue Lobster]

Plain tap water and a windscreen wiper blade. Wet the glass and the background. Work from the center outwards pushing the bubbles out and see what happens.

Tape the edges also.

 

[BettaMomma]

Oooh, MAM, you're right.
I guess I never thought about the weight of the wallpaper.
Hmm...