Con-Tact makes contact paper, and still has a huge share of the market, though D-C-Fix has become popular in recent years, too. Of course, there are also tons of sellers on Amazon from smaller brands, which you can check out here. Depending on the type of contact paper, it can be made from a few materials, though vinyl tends to be used the majority of the time.
Vinyl is actually just a short way to refer to polyvinyl chloride or PVC — which is a synthetic material made from a pretty complicated process of combining natural gas, petroleum, oil, seawater, industrial grade salt, and water. The adhesives used are almost always water-based to make removal easy, but finding information on what the adhesive is actually made out of has proven pretty tough.
That being said, while contact paper is removable, in my experience it is not reusable. Here are a few more ideas on how to use contact paper:. In short, you can definitely use contact paper as peel and stick wallpaper. In fact, Rachel Teodoro used contact paper as wallpaper in her sewing closet — and it came out beautifully!
And honestly? I was super surprised by this — I would definitely have thought since the contact paper is generally sold in smaller rolls that it would be more expensive. Old contact paper — If it is too sticky and hard to take off, use a hair dryer to help melt the adhesive and make it easy to pull off. As you heat it, carefully pull of a small area at a time. Get Sticky With It! I been using contract paper for years I use it on my bathroom walls I done my dining room wall also my kitchen They called me maxtac queen.
Will contact paper work to cover these walls and backsplash? It might work on the tile. However, you will have to cut tiles out of contact paper and apply. Otherwise, the grout pattern will create an uneven application of contact paper. I want to cover something in my classroom with a piece of clear contact paper.
However, at the end of the year, it will need to be removed. How hard is it to remove it? So stick a slick sheet of faux-marble contact paper right over top and all over the edges. Was that too easy? View on Pinterest.
Make Your Refrigerator Cute If you're blessed with one of those dirty white fridges that only miraculously still works or, okay, a stainless steel fridge that's always got horrific fingerprints on it , cover the whole thing in a chic, solid color like glossy black.
Beautify Stair Risers So your stairs are just stairs and you're not in a position to get a custom runner made for your, um, rental apartment? Use contact paper on the risers. Patterns would be nice here—you can even search for "temporary wallpaper" to find more interesting looks. Pattern would be fun, but we also like the idea of a metallic finish.
The chemicals used to remove the residue can damage a surface, especially porous surfaces, such as wood. It is possible to paint over contact paper if you use a primer.
What can I use instead of contact paper? Using other craft supplies in its place--such as foil or construction paper--with a simply adhesive such as a glue stick, hot glue gun or rubber cement instead of contact paper's inherent sticky backing, can allow you to make fun, decorative crafts that appear sturdier as a result of their opacity relative to contact. Is contact paper hard to remove? Contact paper is water-resistant and durable and doesn't come off with wallpaper remover.
Removing contact paper from wood is a difficult and time-consuming job but it is not impossible. To remove the contact paper from wood you must apply heat to soften the adhesive. Does contact paper leave residue? After you get a lot of the contact paper up, you will still have sticky residue. You can use WD40 to remove this. Spray it down and leave it on a while, then use soap and water to get the grease from the WD40 up.
Oil will remove adhesive residue.
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