The quality of the adhesive itself is excellent for my purposes. I have never had trouble getting the backing off of this product and the adhesive is perfect, just the right thickness and consistency and it bonds firmly and completely. But it does come in many different widths (including larger widths such as 3" and 5") and I do have occasions for smaller widths so I will probably order another roll that is 1" wide which is $7.99. I have found that the 2 inch size of this product in tape form is so much easier to work with than the sheets, especially for smaller die cuts, and it seems to be the perfect size universally for what I need it for. Sometimes I've found it doesn't cut well or at all around fine details (so you end up with adhesive where you don't want it like in small fine holes) and then it can end up just as or even more messy than if you'd just used glue. It can be stringy or thin and peel up easily when removing the backing or not be very strong, giving a weak hold. So besides the additional step of peeling off an additional layer of backing, it can sometimes be frustrating getting the backing off properly.Īdditionally, sometimes the adhesive itself that the sheets use is not always the best quality. The two layers of backing on the sheets are very thin and that makes it hard to remove it and sometimes the adhesive wants to come up with the backing. The sheets have areas at the edge of them that help you get the backing off but when dealing with left over pieces of the sheet that aren't near an edge it can be difficult to get the backing peeled up. Then after you die-cut your cardstock, to attach your die-cut piece you have to peel off a second layer of white backing from the other side, which creates an additional step. For the sheets, you cut the sheet to fit the cardstock piece, peel back one white protective layer from the cut sheet revealing the adhesive and then attach it to the cardstock. I've used several different brands of this type of product all of which have come as "sheets". Then after you die cut your piece, you just remove the white backing to reveal the adhesive and stick the die-cut piece down. You roll off and cut whatever size you want to place on the back of your cardstock. The other side of the tape has white paper backing. As you roll it off of the roll, you expose one side of the adhesive (just like a roll of tape) which you then stick to the back side of the cardstock. You apply this product to the back of the cardstock piece that you will be cutting from. When I have fine, die-cut pieces I need to adhere to a card, glue can be very messy and I've found this double-sided adhesive to be quite excellent. I am a demonstrator for a rubber stamping company and I mostly make hand stamped greeting cards.
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