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   OneofmanyBobs | Mar 11, 2004 04:08am | #1

   Even though you sprayed the paper, any water-based glue will make it expand and might give you problems.  A solvent-based glue, like 3M spray 77 will work.  So will a yellow or white glue if you apply it with a roller and take care since the paper will want to curl.

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   EricS | Mar 11, 2004 01:21pm | #2

   Thanks for response.  I have lots of yellow glue (Titebond?) and craft glue around the house.  The paper is ordinary 24 lb inkjet stock that has been color printed.  I can afford to "mess up" the printed paper because subsequent copies are only a keystroke away.

   ES 

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   ian | Mar 11, 2004 03:16pm | #3

   Eric

   using spray adhesive should work without the need to first spray the back of the paper with lacquer.  However, given that you're using an injet printer you may want to consider using a heavier weight and/or special inket paper.  These are often more stable than standard bond paper.

   Ian

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   EricS | Mar 11, 2004 03:55pm | #4

   For everyone, thanks for help.  Well, that means I'm off to buy a can of 3M as soon as the store opens.

   FWIW, this is a custom Monopoly board that will be auctioned off at a school for the learning disabled that my wife teaches at.  22" square plywood, edged with beaded trim stock (should have used MDF), border was inkjet printed on Avery 8-1/2 x 11 clear label sheets (should have used decal sheets).  Game title (under ruler) was inkjet printed on regular bond paper (again, should have used a decal).

   
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   ian | Mar 14, 2004 02:26am | #6

   Eric

   If you do this again, you may like to consider melamine coated board.  

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   EricS | Mar 14, 2004 03:14am | #7

   Thanks.  If I had to do it again (which I may very well), I was, until your suggestion, going to use MDF and decals.  I have built a dollhouse kit (mostly MDF) and it took latex paint very well - my only experience with MDF & paint.  I'll look into the melamine - thanks again.

   ES

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   OneofmanyBobs | Mar 11, 2004 03:58pm | #5

   Not hard to do, but you have to test and play a little.  The dyes in inkjet printers sometimes run when they get damp.  Some brands don't like water, some alcohol, some acetone.  So, a light spray of lacquer is good.  It stabilizes the dyes.  Do it on the front as well.  Makes the colors pop out.  You may need to try one or two different brands of lacquer to find one that does not make the dye run.  After that, roll or spray the glue.  Make sure to coat evenly and all the way to the edges.  The paper will expand and possibly curl.  Let it sit a while to let the paper expand all it wants.  Press it on the wood with a piece of wax paper over it.  Rub it down with a roller if you can.  Otherwise, a couple layers of something soft like cloth or paper towel, a board and some weight.  The paper will try to shrink as it dries.  If the wood is very thin it will warp so you need a blank piece glued on the back.  Just like veneer.  I do this all the time for puzzles and that sort of thing.  Easy after you do it once.

   The lacquer spray will make the paper more transparent.  If the wood is dark and you don't want it to show through, spray the back of the paper with white lacquer instead of clear.  I don't recommend the coated or photo papers.  The coating can chip and crack.  Also the back is sometimes coated with something slick that does not glue very well.