Wallpaper paste, paper and MDF!?

[zspud]

For a project at university I am constructing a 6m long freestanding partition from MDF that I intend to cover with hundreds of paper prints.

I have been advised to use wallpaper paste to stick the prints to the mdf. Just wondered if anyone knows whether this could cause the mdf boards to bow and/or whether i should prime the boards with something?

Any other tips or advise is greatly appreciated.

 

[footprints]

Yes I would seal both sides.
Years ago I boarded over a fireplace with chipboard, then wallpapered with vinyl after a few days the wall looked pregnant!
It finally went back more or less flat but it took weeks as the moisture could not dry out through the vinyl paper.

Lots of MDF primers out there and a top coat of your choice to really seal well.

 

[opps]

As above, I would recommend that you seal the MDF. I would however suggest using clear oil based varnish rather than MDF primers which tend to be waterbased.. Varnish is cheap. Thin the first coat with about 10% white spirit. then the next day apply a "full fat" coat. The downside is that it will take longer t dry than MDF primers.

With regard to the wallpaper paste, have you checked to make sure that the water in the paste won't lead to the inks bleeding?

Difficult to advise further without a more detailed description of the structure.

Best of luck.

 

[footprints]

Like opps says you might get trouble with the inks, spray mount might be better
http://solutions.3m.co.uk/wps/porta...me/ProdInfo/MountingFastening/SprayAdhesives/