An edition of posters I ordered arrived recently. I like the prices of the printing service I ordered them from, so I’m hoping this can be a go-to service for me.

I had the posters printed on 80lb uncoated paper (I believe this was either the thinnest or only option). I assumed this would be thin enough, because I read online that 100lb paper works well for wheatpasting and that 100lb paper is the thickness of typical printer paper, which I’ve pasted successfully before.

When the posters arrived, they were significantly thicker than I was expecting, and definitely thicker than anything I’ve pasted up before. I usually use the thinnest option available to me. The paper is definitely thicker than regular printer/photocopy paper, but isn’t card stock.

I was wondering if any of you have experience pasting 80lb or thicker paper. How did it work out for you? Do you have any advice for making sure the paste soaks through the paper well?

My usual paste recipe involves mixing wood glue with water and eyeballing it until it’s a certain consistency. Then I squirt it out of a disposable water bottle (using a cap with a hole poked in it) when I apply it to the wall and poster. I prefer not to cook paste using flower because it spoils, and i don’t want to carry the paste in a bucket.

Someone on this sub recommended soaking thicker posters with paste before applying them. I might try applying the paste to the wall, then squiring and spreading the paste on the poster on the ground before putting it on the wall, as a way to soak it well.

Any other advice/thoughts?

Hey everyone,

I’m planning on doing my first wheatpaste this weekend for some street art and I’m looking for advice. What are the key things I should know before I get started? Any tips on what to look for in terms of paste, planing on printer paper and diy paste but will change if recommended

I’m excited to get started, but want to make sure I do it right! Appreciate any insights or recommendation

Where is the best value for quantity prints at lowest prices?

thanks

What is the best paper for wheat pasting?

Hi guys.

I want to do marketing around London through this method. I’m not sure if it’s illegal or not to do it in wild.

BUT what’s the best way to go around this. Anyone know any British suppliers for paper and what not.

Thanks!

Hello, I was wondering what the easiest way to wash wheatpaste off clothes is? I put my hoodie in the washing machine and the stains were still there

i had an idea last night of slightly watering down wheat paste and putting it in a garden sprayer, like some people do with paint… would that work? has anyone tried? if not, does anyone know a substance that would be thin enough to work instead? thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a way to get good prints to put up outdoors. Preferably in the form of a printer for home use. The requirements are:

• Printing must withstand UV light, i.e., sun exposure
• Waterproof ink, or at least ink that can withstand being rained on without running

I'm quite new to this, so any tips, also general ones, are very appreciated. Is laser or ink preferred. Or is it the case that you buy a cheap printer and update with UV-resistant ink afterwards?

I’m gluing construction paper to construction paper, then wheatpasting the whole piece when I put it up, but the glue isn’t sticking. I tried attaching the layers themselves with wheatpaste, but I had the same problem. Is there a certain glue I should use for layering the paper? Thanks in advance!

hello friends - there may be a better place for this post and i apologize if that is the case. i rarely post to reddit, let alone social media, but i have a question that i can't seem to find the answer to on google. i've seen a few other posts about this but none answering the question i have.

for context, i've been doing some small scale sticker bombing around my universities campus, and i'm currently limited in my supplies for such (due to financial reasons and lack of transportation). i got my hands on some item labels and have been using those to make custom stickers, and they work pretty well. today, while walking back from the store (and slapping a few more stickers around town), i noticed one of the stickers i'd put up last night was already removed.

after doing some research, there is a general consensus that wheat-paste makes stickers and posters harder to remove. that's where my issue comes in - as implied, i am a student. i live in shared dorms, and cooking up wheat-paste for an hour and a half in the communal kitchen would definitely be suspicious. i was wondering if there were any other wheat-paste alternatives that people may recommend - i have a jar of Mod Podge which i was thinking of using, as i rarely use it for my art anymore. would that work? i've also seen that slicing the stickers can help prevent removal, but since these are just little flimsy item labels, i don't know if that would help.

any recommendations or answers to the mod podge question are highly appreciated!

Looking for someone or several people to put up wildpostings for a brand. Very specific locations with relative sensitivity. Must have experience wheatpasting. It is for a guerrilla marketing campaign. Any referrals are welcome!

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Hey everyone,

New to the game and learning the hard way. Pasted up some A0 posters around town, some have survived the awful weather and some have sadly been ripped down

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a cheap UK based printer for large passable posters? Cheapest I can find is around £8 per print and the stock is too heavy 120 gsm

Thanks!!

i cant find any info about wheatpasting indoors. i have some tissue paper i want to hang on my walls and turn into wallpaper but im not sure if its difficult to remove? thanks

I'd like to prep wheatpaste in the morning for later use that night. Will it dry out in squeeze bottles during the day? Do I need to rehydrate it?

Not from New York and going to be there for a few days in a week or two what are the best plywood/wheatpaste spots, specific streets, specific areas, neighborhoods, etc?

(I know about Chelsea, Williamsburg, dumbo, and Bushwick, but any specific spots/street recommendations in these areas or anywhere else, also any recs for spots in Manhattan?)

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