I’ve got a customer who wants me to fashion “faux panels” below the chair rail in her dining room. Basically, I’ll be making picture frames to imitate the look of raised panels. I plan on using panel adhesive to secure these frames to the walls, but I need a way to hold them in place while the glue sets up.
The walls are a combination of plaster and drywall. I can’t rely on securing to the studs because the frames will be too flexy. I’m thinking that a cordless nailer (Paslode) should drive the nails fast enough to get a bite on the plaster without crumbling like a hammer and nail, but I’ve never tried this.
Any other ideas?
-Don
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Hot melt glue. Works like a champ.
With panel adhesive, you can make it stick quickly by applying it to your panel then pressing in place for about 4 or 5 seconds, then pulling the panel off and re-sticking it. Works well.
What Rick just said:
"Hot melt glue. Works like a champ."
Is 100% correct, but use it sparingly and fast. It's just there to hold the panel in place until whatever you use as an adhesive has set up.
Jon