Question ATG tape on MDF.....

[canada framer]

Im curious to know waht everyone uses for glue in back of Framerica frames to put the backing paper....
ATG doesnt stick on it.....What i usually do is cut my paper smaller and use brown tape on the ends ....
Any brilliant ideas????

 

[neilframer]

In the olden days, we used white glue and a brush. What about 969 extra sticky ATG tape? That tape is so sticky it's dangerous. I haven't used any MDF mouldings but on some of the wax finished mouldings I have to sometimes scrape the wax off the back with a razor blade for the ATG to stick.

 

[Jeff Rodier]

I don't currently use MDF but in the past I just wiped the back with a damp glass cleaning rag and used the burnishing bone to put it down and never had a problem.

 

[Paul N]

When the surface is not grippy enough, I take a blade and scratch it a bit. Works on any frame

 

[Artrageous]

ATG tape will stick to it. The trick is to make sure it holds from the start. You can burnish it down if you want by using a burnishing bone or rolling a second line over the first.

 

[Jim Miller]

As Mark noted, ATG requires burnishing to activate the bond -- as do all pressure sensitive adhesives.

I use glue. Here's an active thread on that topic:
http://www.thegrumble.com/showthread.php?t=48942&page=2

 

[yfreeman]

we use framerica frames all the time and the 969 works just fine. In the cold it tends not to stick as well but in the heat we have no problem.

Brown and white tape do a fine job as well. Some customers though may think that you went cheap on them.

 

[Rick Granick]

As Mark noted, ATG requires burnishing to activate the bond -- as do all pressure sensitive adhesives.

Why is it always so hard to get employees to understand that very simple concept?
Rick