sticking posters to your wall

[Skyline_Addict]

what do you guys use to stick posters to your wall. that sticky tack stuff has completely fcuked up my walls and I will have to scrape all of it off and repaint the walls, if it ever comes to that. anything out there that doesn't leave residue/marks/holes?
thanks

[Skylinelover]

Best thing would be tacs, becuase everything else takes off alot of paint.

[Toms-SC]

3-M Command Strips

[saiyajin]

i just use tape when i take it off its a bit sticky on the wall but then i just wipe it down with a piece of cloth

[t-im]

get those poster hanger/holders with string at the top and use a small small nail to hold it up

and on a side note..don't hang posters! they make a room look kinda blah..hang paintings! :)

[Kirbs17]

I use the clear tacs to hold up my flags. Dont have posters.

[nismodrifter]

#1 solution: don't hang posters....I have none in my room AT HOME because its not fun repainting. I have a bunch of nice car pics and stuff which are framed on the walls...look 100x better.
On the other hand...at my apartment here in saskatoon I did put up posters because its not me whos gonna be painting the place when I move out :D

[Barking_Spidre]

I use tacs, for my flags and posters. I live at home so when I moev out its gonna be Mom who has to repaint it. hahaha. That'll teach her. :whipped:

[statick]

tape works fine for me, doesnt leave much residue behind

[marq-jt]

use masking take... put one of each at each corner...
at the back of the poster...

its a pretty good way i would say...

[Skylinelover]

Originally posted by marq-jt
use masking take... put one of each at each corner...
at the back of the poster...

its a pretty good way i would say...

Yeah but it is a bitch to take off becuase it takes the paint with it.

[sexualbanana]

I frame my posters and put em up. It does leave pretty big holes in the wall. But if you're gonna put up any other framed pictures (paintings, photos, posters, etc) then you might as well.

Posters look sooooo much better when they're framed. I looks tacky when you tape them up.

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by Skyline_Addict
that sticky tack stuff has completely fcuked up my walls and I will have to scrape all of it off and repaint the walls, if it ever comes to that.

If your walls are already fucked up, why not continue using the sticky tack stuff? You'll end up repainting the entire room anyway.

[marq-jt]

Originally posted by Skylinelover


Yeah but it is a bitch to take off becuase it takes the paint with it.


hasnt happend to me... and usually my walls would be freezing... .. so i dont know i havetn rip any paint sooo thast what im sticking with... hahahah

[lam-boy]

I use stickytac, works fine no paint peeling yet, cept for this one spot in my room I used tape on..biggest mistake ever.

[Team_Mclaren]

where do u guys bring the poster to get them framed?

[djayz]

i know michaels does poster framing well any picture framing.

[Mckenzie]

Dont tape them.
Dont use poster hangers.
Dont use sticky tack.

Those all will either ruin your posters or your wall. If you want to save your poster for years to come, get them plaque mounted, not framed.


The cheapest place to plaque mount them is Blacks.

An ~ 24X36 poster is around $55 to get professionaly plaque mounted on a black background and they look incredible. Compare that to $110 at Where its Art for the same service.

Very professional, cheapers than a nice frame, better than a cheap frame and the best thing is that you never have to clean them. I just redid all my posters on plaque mount and I get lots of comments on them. :thumbsup:

[habsfan]

i must use a different kind of paint than everyone else on this forum other than marq-jt, because i just use masking tape and i never get paint peeling off or anything :dunno:

[Singel]

Mounting Tabs...maybe the same as those 3M things, definately work the best. My rooms is plastered with pics in a giant collage, they hold well and leave no marks

[iceburns288]

For doors and stuff I use tacks. Take your best posters and frame them, it makes the room look the best. It also protects the posters.

[Sorath]

terrence use duct tape! mans best friend, next to windex

[jaysas_63]

i'm ganna have to agre with some of the other ppl on this thread.....use a nail to hang up a framed painting...it'll really make ur room look a lot nicer...but hey thats just my opinion......if u really want to hang those posters u might want to try that clay like stuff that holds up paper...i am pretty sure it doesn't leave any marks

[Juicy]

Use double sided tape. It won't leave residue or holes.

[Skyline_Addict]

Originally posted by lam-boy
I use stickytac, works fine no paint peeling yet, cept for this one spot in my room I used tape on..biggest mistake ever.

assuming that all stickytac is created equal, then sticky tack sucks ass. the tack coagulated (sp?) and has become plasted to the wall. the only way to remove it is to scratch it off, along with the paint. basically, this means i will have to use a filler to fill up the holes/deviations caused by scratching the useless shit off, and then repainting the entire room. yay for sticky tack.

[Melinda]

I fold scotch tape into a loop and put it in the corners...It's never taken paint with it and I just repainted my room and have had no issues :dunno:

[Skyline_Addict]

Originally posted by Melinda
I fold scotch tape into a loop and put it in the corners...It's never taken paint with it and I just repainted my room and have had no issues :dunno:

i've done that with a few posters myself and you're right - it doesn't peel off the paint. however, alot of my posters are pretty big and don't hold up the big posters unless i use them with the sticky tack.

[DarkDream]

if your really worried about the sticky residue you can alwasy buy some "goo gone" at wal-mart and that will solve your problem.. Works really good.!

[dust-off]

Originally posted by Melinda
I fold scotch tape into a loop and put it in the corners...It's never taken paint with it and I just repainted my room and have had no issues :dunno:


:werd: but only when i had non oil paint did it wreck my walls.

[Nav13]

Got a question that has to do with posters and framing or mounting them, and felt its not worth making an entirely new thread, so ill post it in here. I just bought a poster from the sale at the uofc, the huge ferrari f1 thats like 22x62" long. I want to frame it or mount it and was wondering what would be best. If i frame it i just want a normal black metal frame, (no fancing wood stuff) but dont know if ill be able to find a frame in those dimensions. Ive cheked at micheals and they dont, so does anyone know a place that sells posters frames other then micheals. If I cant find a frame I guess ill have to mount it. I like the look alot, but being these dimensions im afraid its going to be way to heavy to hang, anyways is there any other place other then where its are, and blacks, that mount pictures.
Secondly I bougth another poster, thinking it was 24x36", turns out its 24x34", again I want to frame this, but dunno if frames in this dimension are easy to find. So again know any place that sells alot of poster frames.
Finaly, I saw at walmart that they have a clear plastic covering and carboard backing for posters, does anyone know if you can buy just the frame edging from anywhere, Im gonna chek Rona, but thought Id ask first instead of wasting a trip down there.

[eb0i]

Try checking IKEA they have a lot of well priced frames there. That's where I bought mine a few years back for my U of C posters as well.

[lam-boy]

Originally posted by Skyline_Addict


assuming that all stickytac is created equal, then sticky tack sucks ass. the tack coagulated (sp?) and has become plasted to the wall. the only way to remove it is to scratch it off, along with the paint. basically, this means i will have to use a filler to fill up the holes/deviations caused by scratching the useless shit off, and then repainting the entire room. yay for sticky tack.

well, terrence, use a blow dryer on it first ;)

[Mckenzie]

Call blacks about mounting...they are the cheapest and they do a great job. I am not sure about the 62inch one though...they can defenitaly do the other sizes.

[fast95pony]

I've got 5 posters on my walls ,all framed. $15 posters..$100 frames . Go figure..!! :nut:

[Nav13]

alright thanks for all the tips, are there any blacks locations in the nw?