Protective sprays for paper

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psaalbach
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Protective sprays for paper

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Hello all. I often fold with wrapping paper because of the freedom it affords me in variety, textures and colors. However, some will have the color crack at the folds, which I do not like. I am considering spraying the paper before folding it to keep the color on the paper. But I'm not sure which spray to use that will keep the paper flexible and not ruin the paper itself. Has anyone solved this issue? If so, what protective spray(s) have you used with success prior to folding?

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

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Re: Protective sprays for paper

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hm....I've never heard of a protective spray for wrapping paper...this could be interesting. :)
Due to the lack of durability to some wrapping papers, a spray might not be the best, but I've used spray paint on wrapping paper before. The spray paint's color doesn't crack when you fold it if you apply it properly (and sometimes strengthens the paper a little bit), but then you couldn't keep the color of the wrapping paper, so I guess this isn't a good idea...

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Re: Protective sprays for paper

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This will sound sort of strange, but instead of a spray, I might suggest you try something like baby oil. I use it on cheap paper to make it more pliable and after folding, the oil gently evaporates into the air leaving a fairly rigid model. I suppose its something like wet-folding for the novice :)

I've never tried it on wrapping paper though, no idea if it would help or not. Give it a try though, baby oil is cheap and it might keep the surface pattern from cracking. Then again, it might make the paper more likely to tear.
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