discussion Making tarps the easy way.

[scottie3158]

I saw this on a web site the other day and thought I would give it a go. I am impressed at how easy it is and how good the results are. Put neat PVA/white glue in a bowl and mix in the colour of your choice. Next on a piece of glass smear a very thin layer of vasaline. Then using a large brush paint on the mix then let it dry totally.
Next peel off and form into the tarp or bed etc. of your choice. it is so easy I cant believe i have never thought of it.







Give it ago
Scottie

 

[Steven000]

Looks excellent Scottie, great tip :thumb2:

 

[rtfoe]

Fantastic Scottie...definitely one to keep in my book.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Jim R]

That's a new one on me. Looks to work well.
Jim

 

[scottie3158]

Hi guys it does seem to work well but as to the longevity of it I cannot say will have to wait and see.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Good find Paul, will try that. :thumb2:

 

[Guest]

Nice one Paul cheers for sharing that one.
Pete :thumb2: .

 

[scottie3158]

Good find Paul, will try that. :thumb2:

Bob thanks mate could be worth a punt.

Nice one Paul cheers for sharing that one.
Pete :thumb2: .

Thanks Pete good to see you posting again my friend.

 

[PaulTRose]

very interesting

like you say, wonder how long it will last?.......certainly long enough to take pics to post on a forum lol

 

[scottie3158]

very interesting

like you say, wonder how long it will last?.......certainly long enough to take pics to post on a forum lol

Hopefully a bit longer than that lol

 

[BigGreg]

WOW that is an excellent tip...

 

[Steve Jones]

That's brilliant Paul. Thanks for sharing

 

[adt70hk]

Interesting. Definitely something to try instead of my usual tissue paper.

Thanks for sharing.

ATB

Andrew

 

[Guest]

Paul that does look good, and well worth a try.
I've just used some VMS Paper fold, a lot dearer than this though, but looked good.

 

[topgazza]

I wonder if spraying with matt varnish would seal it and ensure longevity ?

 

[colin m]

That is so easy, it made me laugh.

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks for all the feed back. I tried a few different varnishes to check there was no issues. Then I tried CA it does melt the film a certain amount so I applied the CA to the model then pressed the roll to this and it worked fine.

 

[Guest]

Hi Paul I thought I'd try your PVA glue tarpaulin tutorial only my first go and it came out pretty good will certainly have another go thank you.
Well impressed.
Pete :thumb2: .

 

[Strenko J]

Thanks for the tip on this Paul,, will definitely have to give it a go

 

[Andy Belsey]

I would have missed this had Pete not bumped it up to the top!
Thanks Pete, but THANKS Paul!
Andy