The right paste
Due to the different processing technology of paper- and non-woven wallpaper, the recommended paste should be used. For example, “Methylan direct” for fleece and “Methylan special” for paper.
The combination of the elegant wallpaper and the scraps from the yellow pages results in an interesting contrast on the wall – an interplay of calm and excitement.
The choppy edge of the prepared strip is covered by the wallpaper, so that an accurate finishing edge is created. The distance between two collage strips is exactly one strip width (53 cm).
Old phone books or the Yellow Pages do not belong in the waste paper container! Because they can be used to create interesting collages. In combination with a simple, You can achieve great effects with wallpaper that is color-coordinated with the collage. The collage stripe should not be more than about a fifth of the width of the wallpaper. Otherwise, this flick might bring too much commotion into the room.
1 Mit Senklot und kräftigem Buntstift wird der etwa 10 cm wide visible area marked, onto which the collage sections will later be glued. The marking line is executed very clearly, so that it later shines through the collage paper, in order to be able to attach the wallpaper strip cleanly. (Is he not to be seen, see image 4.)
2 Die etwa handflächengroßen zugerissenen Papierstückchen aus den Gelben Seiten werden zunächst durch eine Schüssel mit Tapetenkleister gezogen. Then spread the paste by hand, if necessary, remove excess material and
3 …offset on the pre-marked strip, twisted, Glue straight or diagonally overlapped. Wrinkles and any unevenness are smoothed out with the palm of your hand.
4 Wenn der Collage-Streifen getrocknet ist, you need to check, whether the marking stripe can be seen clearly enough. This is not the case, fasten the plumb bob with a nail in the appropriate place. The continuous strip of wallpaper is then glued along this marking. This creates an exactly straight edge between the wallpaper and the collage strips.