How do you mount a paper Gemini template to a Stucco wall?
Nothing I do works.
thanks
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
We use duct tape....lots of it.
Posted by jake snow (Member # 5889) on :
Ditto to what Raymond said
Posted by Bill Lynch (Member # 3815) on :
Same here
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
This is where being all thumbs helps. You pound the duct tape into the texture of the stucco with your thumb. When you wear one thumb out, if you're like me, you have nine to go.
Don't confuse the nine remaining thumbs with a cat's lives while on the ladder. If you wear out the life you've got by doing something stupid up there, Control-Z won't undo your problem.
Posted by Blake Koehn (Member # 5984) on :
talking about ladders...I got me a new toy
its called a nifty lift
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Duck Tape-quack!
Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
Quack-quack, duck tape here too. Very nice Blake, I could use one of those too
Havin' fun,
Checkers
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
When all else fails.....double sided carpet tape! It is much more agressive than duct (quck quack) tape! put squares of it on the back of the pattern, and whack it with a rivet brush!
Werks fer me!
PS >>>> Be sure to remove it or cover it it with something before you roll that pattern up...otherwise you won't ever unroll it again!
[ January 12, 2006, 04:14 PM: Message edited by: Si Allen ]
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
If it's exterior and you don't need the pattern again use water based craft glue you can get in aerosol cans.
Spray the pattern lightly all over and press onto the wall.
A hose will wash the paper and glue off the wall afterwards.
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
Blake, If you're afraid of the pattern ripping or it is a large pattern, use the duct tape to reinforce the back of the pattern. Tape along the edges and criss-cross the back. Much more secure pattern to tape to.
Then duct tape it and pound with the meat of your hand. Tape outward from the edge in 8"-10" strips, not along the edge where only half of your tape is contacting the wall.
If it's a very long pattern, consider taping it and then cutting in between letters so you are left with sections taped in place. This will prevent the dreaded "banner roll" just as you get to the last piece of tape at the end. You will only lose a manageable section if anything peels.
[ January 12, 2006, 06:08 PM: Message edited by: Gene Golden ]
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
I use duct tape and very long push pins.
Posted by Bob Gilliland (Member # 28) on :
We have mounted it to cardboard (tape it directly or spray the backside with a contact adhesive) then attached the cardboard to stucco via high shear tape. If a heavy textured stucco or larger pattern, we sink a screw or bolt with a fender washer in a two or three strategic stud locations to help secure the cardboard until the balance of the holes are drilled. We also use this for rough block walls, hand cut brick, and other “textured” surfaces where the rigid cardboard is an asset.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Nice to see you back Bob
Posted by Rene Giroux (Member # 4980) on :
Mount the pattern to a scrap piece of coroplast with spray adhesive (what am I saying...coro is always scrap...), but you get the idea !!!
Posted by Rich Stebbing (Member # 368) on :
Have you tried "freezer tape"? Butchers use it to tape wrapped meats. Have you asked Gemini?
Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
Bob G.'s comment reminded me of another method I've used for mounting letters on pebbled or other highly textured surfaces where your bit tends to wander when starting the drilling process. It's the same method that he suggests, but rather than using cardboard, I would mount the paper pattern to 1/4" luan and pre-drill the pattern in the shop. When you get to the site, secure the pattern using removable anchors. Then drill your holes. The luan is rigid enough to keep the drill bit from wandering on almost any surface.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
Posted by Tom Giampia (Member # 2007) on :
I have used Checkers' method combined with Bob's. Spray Glue pattern to card board and use a few drywall screws in areas behind the letters, but not where the studs fall. If it's windy, still use duct tape around the edge to prevent flapping.
Posted by Marty Happy (Member # 302) on :
I have used Sticky Tack gum-like stuff with some success. I think Jill gave me this idea when I posted this very same question several years ago.
Posted by Tony Broussard (Member # 935) on :
Just finished a job (well one part of it, still have some big exteriors to do) but we used duct tape, but the guy that hired me mentioned push pins.
I'm gonna find some long push pins for the next job for sure.
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