#CONTACT BOOK COVERING FREE#

Smooth out any bubbles between the book and contact paper by pushing gently with your fingers and/or heel of your hand to the closest edge.

Turn the book over and carefully press the contact paper across the cover pushing from the spine towards the loose end of the pages. Begin to wrap and push the contact paper around the spine of the book.

#CONTACT BOOK COVERING FREE#

Pick up the book from the right side and smooth the back of the book with your free hand.

In other words, center the top and bottom of the book on the contact paper and have the book close to the right edge of the contact paper. Try to leave about a 1-inch border on the top, bottom, and right side of the book.

Gently set the back cover of your book near the right edge of the contact paper.This will help keep book placement on the contact paper straight and even. Have the bottom edge of the contact paper line up with the bottom, straight edge of the table. Once the backing is off the contact paper exposing the sticky side, place the paper sticky side up on your flat surface landscape direction.As you pull the backing away, lift the paper up off the table letting the book fall off. If you do not pull the backing away evenly, the paper will crease leaving a line that looks like a scratch (which drives me crazy). I like to start with the top right corner, and I am right-handed. Using your fingernail, gently peel away the paper backing starting at the top or bottom corner. The paper rolls up a little, and the book helps keep the contact paper spread out. Set the book that goes with that piece of contact paper on top. Take one piece of contact paper and put it on a flat, clear surface with the gridlines down.Keep each book with its matching piece of contact paper. Cut sheets of contact paper for all books that need to be covered at one time to make the process more efficient.Keeping the books spaced on the contact paper, cut down the center of the two books making sure there is (roughly) even amounts of contact paper above and below the edges of each book.Use the gridlines to help cut straight lines. Cut the contact paper about 1 inch beyond the edge of the fatter book. This measures the length of contact paper you will need for both books. Carefully take the fattest book and roll it over the contact paper to the left, so the cover will be face down.The books act as a weight to hold the contact paper still as well as guidelines for measuring the size of the cover needed for the book.

Set two books, cover facing up, on the contact paper. Unroll a little of the contact paper with the gridlines facing down and the roll unwrapping to the left. For standard sized paperback books, measure 2 books of about the same size at the same time.clear, flat surface like a large tabletop with a straight edge.Con-Tact Brand Shelf Adhesive Shelf Liner clear with matte finish and gridlines (I usually purchase at WalMart or Staples).If you have invested both time and money in a quality classroom library, wrapping your books will extend their lifespan. One defense I use to protect my library is to wrap each book in clear contact paper. This is a labor of love for sure but well worth it. Many student hands come in daily contact with the book collection and have the potential to destroy one of my cherished books. It is like a third child to me, and I take great pains to protect it. My classroom library is my pride and joy.

Contact book covering