Glueing Lettra Labels
Hello all,
I wanted to ask a question about glue if possible. I printed and die cut a set of labels for a client’s candle line and they are wondering what glue to use to adhere them. They do not have a label gluer so they need something a DIY person could do. I know basic PVA rolled out with a roller works great for duplexing for a flat surface, but I want to make a suggestion that will be accessible to my client and will help the labels stick to the curvature of the candle’s glass container. Lettra has a lot of memory to it so I know a blob of wet glue will probably require holding it in place for an inordinate amount of time.
What do you think? Hot glue (with all the strings), Spray glue (with all the mess), Double stick tape (where it may not lay flush), an extra strength glue stick (which may not be strong enough)?
Any experience or tips before I go to experiment phase myself?
* Only the top label (curved top rectangle) will be on the glass jar itself. The circular labels will be on the flat top of the lid or used as a hang tag. The empty globe is left open for the application of a wax seal which I told the client to do AFTER the label is on the jar so it doesn’t crack or flex against the glue.
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I suspect whatever glue they use is going to require that pressure be applied to the label until the glue sets or cures. It’s really not the right paper for labels, much less labels to be applied to a curved surface like that. Could try something like silicone adhesive, or super glue. It will probably require some testing.
Bob
Bob,
Thanks, and yes, it’s not what I would have chosen, but it’s what the client wanted and the label is small enough that I felt the curve would not be too extreme. The black is actually french paper, so it’s a bit lighter in weight. I’m going to try a few things, I figure the spray glue might work best because of how fast it will cure.
I’d try pre-flexing the labels by running them over a roller or similar. Then hit em with an extra strength glue stick.
In scrapbooking sections of craft stores they have a couple of different companies that make larger sized double sided tape in different strengths. I have included the blurb from one of them.
“Xyron 250 Sticker Maker
Makes permanent or repositionable stickers up to 2-1/2” wide. Machine comes pre-loaded with 20’ of permanent adhesive.”
You feed the items into this machine one at a time while turning the crank and it presses it into the adhesive resulting in a roll of “stickers.” Although I would double check the adhesion to glass as the primary intended medium is paper.
Panther,
It may be too late to consider, but seeing how these labels are meant to wrap around the face of a round object you should give consideration to the grain direction of the sheet.
The grain should be running from top to bottom, that is parallel to the axis of the bottle. In this way the sheet will have more ability to comply with the shape of the bottle.
Steve
Lettra is a stiff stock and French if used against the grain too,
Sticking it to the candle is an issue if you try to adhere it to the wax directly, you need to use an intermediary, like a strip of clear adhesive, attach the Label to that, wrap it around the candle and use tape.
If the candle is in a round glass container, you need an adhesive which attaches to glass. This is expensive Territory.
They didn’t spend Time to do some R&D?
Lettra is a stiff stock and French if used against the grain too,
Sticking it to the candle is an issue if you try to adhere it to the wax directly, you need to use an intermediary, like a strip of clear adhesive, attach the Label to that, wrap it around the candle and use tape.
If the candle is in a round glass container, you need an adhesive which attaches to glass. This is expensive Territory.
They didn’t spend Time to do some R&D?
i am not sure how it would behave with your ink and that particular paper but you could try to soak it with wallpaperpaste i have done it without problem on wine labels with different paper stock and although it seem very wet once it dries it looks perfect only diference in this cases is that i did apply varnish on top of the impression but i think it could work .you could try to soak one with water and see how it behaves before spending money on the wallpaperpaste.
Wanted to come back and tell you the results. Double stick tape (permanent - scotch brand) worked awesome, at this stage I can’t even peel the label back up it stuck so well - smooth and flat. I couldn’t believe that the easiest solution worked the best. Hot glue was also very effective but you had to be quick and accurate to prevent it from squishing out the sides while still getting the corners down.
Spray glue was a no wouldn’t stick to the glass, and I tried that sticker maker (which was actually pretty cool and cheap). It would have worked great on any flat surface but was lifting at the edges on the curve.
My client is actually planning to try wallpaper paste, so that may work for her. Thanks again all.
I had a similar problem. I purchased a Scotch ATG 700 gun with double sided tape. There is a small learning curve, but it works really well. I rent it out for $20 a pop plus the cost of my tape (which is about 6 bucks a roll), and it’s already paid for itself and then some.
I purchased mine from Uline. Here’s a YouTube video that shows you how to attach the tape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJh65w1-M54
Good Luck! Hope this was helpful!