Post #760753 by AdOrAdam on Sun, Mar 13, 2016 2:25 PM

So I debated how to attach the tapa cloth I had to the wall & contacted Cheeky Tiki for advice - this is as good a place as any to pass it on to people.

They recommended gluing it to baton & attaching that to the wall (they also said it was a one shot thing).

So I set out to do it:

I sprayed heavily with adhesive on the top edge of the tapa & back of the baton; then I weighted it down.

I drilled & attached the baton to the wall, I then smoothed/ stretched the tapa cloth back & forth until I was happy with it & pinned it to the wall.

This is a damn near impossible task to get 100% flat if you've glued the tapa cloth slightly crooked (which I had, despite ironing the tapa & getting it as flat as possible when I stuck it) so I guess you're looking to get to a stage you are happy with.

I then drilled & attached trim to the sides over the pins.

One think I do advocate is Swanky's tip about 'gluing it down from the front' - the cloth had patches which were needing repair & they stuck down easy with a little water based glue.

Here's a pic of the final wall:

Cheers! :)