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I was in the shop yesterday trying to do a compound cut.  But the nozzle had clogged on my can of 3M77 and efforts to unclog it had failed.  So I printed my pattern on label paper.  But when I tried to attach it to the blank I got too much sawdust on it and it would not stick.  Looking around the shop for something to make it stick I settled on my spray can of shellac.  It took a little longer to set, but it did stick. 

The 2nd flamingo is the happy result.  

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I seems to me that the latest 3m77 cans of spray have I purchased, clog more than in the past ones.  It is bad enough that I keep a small jar of Mineral spirits that I put the caps in between sprays.  They must have changed caps or something.   That is what happens.  Companies get something that is good and works they have to change it so it doesn't.  Same thing with websites!

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A simple trick I use, I wipe the nozzle with my finger nail after each and every use. Doing this prevents it from building up and clogging. If my finger gets too sticky, I just wipe it off with a shop towel sprayed with mineral spirits. If you can’t get mineral spirits, use paint thinner. Wiping the nozzle with the  wet shop towel will work too.

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I no longer use spray adhesive. 

1.  I prepare my wood blank with a thorough sanding ending with 220 grade. 

2.  I blow the saw dust off and then use a clean rag with rubbing alcohol to clean the surface.

3.  I apply Walmart clear shelf liner material and use a wallpaper edge roller to press the shelf liner into the wood.

4.  My patterns are printed on full sheet labels.  These are joined to complete the pattern then taped together with top and side center points marked.

5.  The label paper is applied over the clear shelf liner.

6.  I use 2" clear tape as the final layer of the assembly.

7.  This adheres so well that I have to use a heat gun to ease the removal of the pattern.

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