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I would like to cover styrofoam food trays that you get in the supermarket with papier mache. I cannot get the papier mache to stick once it has dried. I use a flour and water paste.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
Julie
try adding some white glue or carpenters glue for your first layer of paper, then use your flour/water paste for successive layers.
Maybe if you put a few strips of masking tape onto the styrofoam the paper mache might grip better.
I haven`t tried it before so I don`t know if it will work.
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I've had the same trouble, with the paste not sticking. Thanks for the suggestion of masking tape. I'll try that!
Sharon 
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Try P.V.A and tissue paper for the first layer it will stick to most materials.
Cheers
David Finch
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I dont use flour and water paste on any papier mache. It has a limited life I think. I only use PVA paste and some wallpaper paste (as it has some anti- fungal properties. If you make pulp using PVA and wallpaper it will stick to anything! Hope this helps!ink:
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