Thread: Sticking a poster to a table

I have not done this myself so my idea is just that.

I would treat the photo as a piece of Formica and use contact glue to adhere the photo to the table top. You apply the glue to both the top and the photo then once touched dry put them together. Once these two surfaces touch it will be impossible to remove so sticks used between the two surfaces so that you can align.

Then you can choose what you want to finish the top with. Again not something that I have tried but pour on glass comes to mind.

I think these guys were at the Sydney Working With Wood show.

http://www.marinetimbers.com.au/sc/1...ins_and_paints

Welcome to the forum Jon.

I would use a contact adhesive to adhere the photo to the table (and I like rattle cans spray adhesive for this type of thing) then top coat. One caveat, some top coats with interact with the photo in a negative fashion so print several small copies of the picture and test adhere them to scraps of wood then top coat. This will allow you to determine which adhesive works with the printed picture and which top coat won't react with either the photo or adhesive. Also, this will give you practice on technique.


ron

Thanks for the advise people.
Your suggestions are along the same lines of what I was thinking. I spotted a product called Mod Podge I was considering also.
The one part I can't test on small photos due to their size is sticking the poster down without bubbles. I'll probably have to do it 6 inches at a time and very carefully.
Those rattle can sprays, I think, could be a pain as, I have found out before, anything that curls, like a poster, would have trouble sticking with that stuff. I have experienced that before
Also thanks for the welcome Old1955
Cheers
Jon

you have probably done this as it's an old thread, there are 2 ways of doing it first one is to paint Pva on to table top then lay poster down roll out any air bubbles, poster will need to be cold laminated before hand so that it is protected. second method is to use self adhesive and the same method as version one.
I glue posters down for a living.