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. The 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 cover cabinets to protect them or just about 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 to line your shelves, cover your windows, especially your bathroom window, and window frames to protect them from water problems. This is a great way to protect children’s playroom furniture from spills and creative fingers. The more you think about it, the more ways you will discover the uses of this paper.

Some creative uses of self-adhesive paper are to make shape decals out of paper or 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 that you can adhere. to any surface like 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 use these small creations on an appliance for interest.

What surfaces will this paper stick to?

There really aren’t many surfaces that clear contact paper can’t stick to, including flower pots, trash cans, and even picture frames. One thing to keep in mind when making these types of creations is that you will 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 will be inverting the captured image. It is like looking in a mirror; the object is reflected or inverted when it is applied to a surface. In other words, if the object is an image, you would tape the front of the image to the contact paper so that when you place it on the surface you 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 widows will not only protect them, it will create a level of privacy. If you use a low tack type of transparent 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 will first need to measure the window. The older the windows, the less likely they are to be exactly square, so the measurement becomes critical. Write down the measurements so you don’t forget them, and then cut the paper with scissors or a craft knife 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.