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How to Emboss a Metal Tin
comments (26) August 20th, 2008
Foil tape is most commonly available in a 2-inch-wide roll (although you can sometimes find it in 4-inch widths). Check the width of your tape against the width of your tin. Some tins can be covered with a single piece of tape. Others, like this one, will have to be pieced. Begin by cutting two strips of tape that are longer than your tin is. Peel away the backing paper, and stick the tape strips to the lid of your tin. The edges of these strips should just meet, and the tape should overlap on all four sides, like this.
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Burnish the tape with a plastic spoon until it's smooth. |
Use the back of a plastic spoon to burnish the tape down smoothly. (By the way, a metal spoon doesn't work well for this step-it will mark up the foil tape.) See how much this burnishing minimizes the seam between the two pieces of tape?
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Place a third piece of tape over the center of the lid, covering up the seam between the first two pieces. |
We actually need two layers of tape in order to provide a deeper surface for embossing. And in this case, where we're piecing the tape to cover the tin, we also want to cover up that center seam. So, place a third piece of foil tape across the center of the tin, as shown.
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Thoroughly burnish the tape with a plastic spoon to smooth the surface for embossing. |
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I love it. I use mine to make faux soldering.
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I SAVE ALL MY E-MAIL OF CRAFT IDEAS. I HAVE BEEN DOING FABRIC DESIGNS ON TOWELS AND OTHER ITEMS. PAINT BY NO. OTHER ITEMS SO WILL DO THIS WHEN I CAN. SOUNDS FUN. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. VICKI
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