What is transparent contact paper?
Clear contact paper is a self-adhesive product that comes in rolls of material, typically eighteen inches wide and nine feet long per roll. Paper is durable and also waterproof, making it a great way to protect items from stains and water damage. Contact paper can be used to line cabinets to protect them or almost any surface, such as book covers and larger projects. For ease of use, the back of the paper has a white paper backing grid for easy measuring and cutting.
Applications
Other uses for clear contact paper can be lining your shelves, covering your windows, especially your bathroom window, and window casings to protect them from water issues. This is a great way to protect kids’ playroom furniture from spills and creative fingers. The more you think about it, the more ways you will discover the uses for this paper.
Some creative uses for self-adhesive paper are to make stickers in the shape of paper, photos, or any object by placing the object on the sticky side of the clear self-adhesive paper and then cutting around the edge of the object leaving enough extra space beyond the object so you can stick it. to any surface such as a mirror, window, drawer, book cover, or even walls. You may want to cut out shapes from construction paper, pictures, use glitter, pieces of foil, or even fabric. The more you work with this idea, the more concepts you will have. Using small pieces of foil wrapped around a vase creates an interesting effect or using these little creations on an appliance for interest.
What surfaces will this paper stick to?
There really aren’t many surfaces that you can’t stick to clear contact paper, including flower pots, trash cans, and even picture frames. One thing to keep in mind when making these types of creations is that you’ll be using the back of the contact paper, so when you flip the object over to stick it to the surface of your choice, you’ll be inverting the captured image. It’s like looking in a mirror; the object is reflected or inverted when applied to a surface. In other words, if the object is an image, I would glue the front of the image to the contact paper so that when you place it on the surface you will see the front of the image.
cover windows
Using the transparent paper to cover the windows requires a bit of planning. Using the paper on the widows will not only protect them, but it will create a level of privacy. If you use a low tack type of clear contact paper, you can easily remove the paper in the future. This is a great idea if you are using the paper in a rental property.
To cover window panes with clear contact paper, you’ll first need to measure the window. The older the windows, the less likely they are to be exactly square, so measurement becomes critical. Write down the measurements so you don’t forget them, and then cut the paper with scissors or a craft blade if you prefer.
Before adhering the contact pieces you have cut out, you can decorate them if you wish by first pressing the patterns onto the paper backing. Before placing the paper on the window surface, it must be cleaned and allowed to dry completely. To avoid leaving fingerprints on the contact paper when applying the paper to the window, use a piece of plain paper to smooth the paper on the window to make sure there are no bubbles.