Hanging Posters?

[GJM]

We just moved into a brand new house - nice new painted walls!

My DS (7) has a few posters he wants to hang on the wall, my DH just wants to use regular scotch tape, I think it will leave a mark on the wall.

Any ideas of what I can use that won't leave a mark on my nice new walls!

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

3M or Scotch makes a "post-it" brand of double-sided Poster Tape. It doesn't damage painted walls, but we had trouble staying put after some length of time. It's great if your DS will change his mind about the posters he has and switches them out.

 

[eclectics]

Push Pins are the easiest. If your son ever wants to switch them, and the walls are white, a little dab of "White Out" on the pin holes makes them disappear.

 

[bettyann29]

I actually buy poster frames at walmart and put them in that and then hang them on the wall.. makes it look like a big picture rather than a poster..

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

Believe it or not ........ toothpaste! Dab a little toothpaste on the corners and it will hold the posters and won't leave any marks or stains!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

I actually buy poster frames at walmart and put them in that and then hang them on the wall.. makes it look like a big picture rather than a poster..

That's what my daughter does as well. For my classroom, I would laminate posters and use Sticky Tack on the brick walls and it never damaged the paint.

 

[flying_babyb]

3m makes nice poster tack. The stuffs great. Sticks well (on month 9). I have also peeled one off my wall and it came off great without damaging the wall (thank god). I also noticed that if you hang it with the tabs (the ends) covered (there suposted to stick out) and gently pull by the strip it still comes off.
http://www.3m.com/intl/au/Brands/command/products/posterstrips.jhtml

 

[GJM]

Thanks eveyone for the great ideas. I think I am going to try the 3M poster tack. I like the toothpaste idea!

 

[imsorry]

not to hijack your thread, but I cracked up when I saw it, thinking, someone is going after dis "posters" that they don't like!

 

[Towncrier]

My son uses the blue painter's tape to temporarily hang things on the walls of his dorm room. The adhesive seems to stay with the tape and, so far, has not damaged any of the walls nor has it damaged any of his posters.