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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-12-17 03:26 [#00483228]
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underworld 22/01/03
also feautring
luke slater pnau
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I am going to this concert, and have seen the promo posters stuck on walls all around my major city,. I am going in to town next friday and I am going to try to take one of these, to stick on my wall,.. my only problem is that appparantly they are a real fukker to remove,.. I was wondering if anyone has some tips for removing these with the minimal damage to the poster,. I think they use some type of glue to put it on.
any suggestions?
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flea
from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-12-17 03:27 [#00483232]
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boxcutters?
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Meho Krljic
from Beograd (Yugoslavia) on 2002-12-17 03:28 [#00483235]
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Just ask the guy organising the gig to give you one.
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-12-17 03:30 [#00483236]
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that wouldn't work if it was glued on,. but maybe I can salvage a middle section if they only did the outside,.
more suggestions?
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-12-17 03:30 [#00483237]
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A friend and I use dto do this as a hobby, his room was covered in them :)
Best time to do it is a few hours after its rained, it seems to loosen the glue without softening the paper. Take 2 corners and pull firmly at the same speed. You will probably rip 2 out of 3 posters, even when you get good at it. You should try several and just keep the one you get off least ripped.
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-12-17 03:30 [#00483238]
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I think putting these posters up is illeagal and is done through dodgy means (I have a friend of a friend who does this :P) so I think it'd be hard to get
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-12-17 03:31 [#00483241]
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thanks Ceri
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-12-17 03:34 [#00483244]
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someone suggested using paint thinner,.. would this wreck the poster or not?
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euphonicfilter
from illadelphia (United States) on 2002-12-17 07:35 [#00483520]
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promo posters = garbage
i guess
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giginger
from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2002-12-17 07:44 [#00483533]
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Salt Water should do the trick I think. Also an alcohol based solution will. Maybe throw a pint over it or something.
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promo
from United Kingdom on 2002-12-17 08:33 [#00483602]
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Refund,
Maybe you should try the source. Find out where they came from and see if you can go down and take a few copies. They should be fairly resonable, hell maybe you'll be able to get more off them in the future.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-12-17 09:16 [#00483643]
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Yes, get in contact and say you'll put one up in your front room window :)
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hepburnenthorpe
from sydney (Australia) on 2002-12-17 09:19 [#00483647]
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these posters are usually just stuck up with dough glue. its just a mix of water and flour. its kinda like clag.
they should come unstuck fairly easily with water.
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www.hepburnenthorpe.zzn.com
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Joyrex
from watmm.com (United States) on 2002-12-17 11:13 [#00483716]
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If you have a portable steamer, that will remove them.
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Refund
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-12-17 11:19 [#00483726]
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would an iron work?
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xlr
from Boston (United States) on 2002-12-17 16:13 [#00484033]
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A battery-powered iron, perhaps.
Anything that will cause moisture will make them easier to remove. You can also try record stores as well. For example, the Newbury Comics store around here often has a box of discarded posters that they need to get rid of; you can take whatever you'd like. Sometimes it's crap, but sometimes it's good. Sam Goody does the same thing.
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