Thread: Scene setters; how to attach

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Hey all!
I need to attach scene setters to some 4x8 foot framed walls. What would be best to use? Tape, thumbtacks? I plan to wrap it around the edges of the wall panels a bit, and if possible re-use the stuff next year, but this isn't a must. Thanks for any tips.

We have used thumb tacks and a staple gun in the past as well as double sided velcro

After working with the scene setters for 5 years, I finally have a system down - we attach ours to our walls which are 2X4 frames - unfortunately there isn't really a way to save it for the following year. I put 3 small rolls of duct tape on EACH 2X4 (bottom, middle & top where the scene setter will end). I gently lay the scene setter across (or around) the 2X4's where I want it to go, and as long as you don't press the scene setter down hard (yet) you can keep lifting and adjusting it until you get it pulled tight with all the wrinkles out. Once you get it straight, press it down on each peice of duct tape. THEN I take a staple gun and put a staple through the scene setter right where each peice of duct tape is. It holds VERY well and surprisingly you hardly see the staples at all. I hope this helps!

I want to put some scenesetter on my fence behind my graveyard. Probably won't do so until Friday since I'm not sure what the wind will do to it and want to make sure it's up for Halloween night. I purchased clear push pins figuring it would be easier to pull out afterwards. Since I really don't want to see it rip where I anchor it I was thinking of running some packaging tape on the back side of the scenesetter to make it more rip proof. While it won't be as flexible it should at least be able to be rolled up later for storage.

I've been having good adherence with double-sided duct tape on aluminum siding. I don't know if it will stick as good on wood though. Wish I had some wood to attach things to. I can't put any holes in the siding.

I'm gonna try clear tape on the back to hook it on my hurricaine fence. I don't see why that wouldn't work. I'd stick with tape/velcro to attatch to a wall.

I have never used this but am debating on it next year for something I have planned. I would have to agree with some others that Velcro would probably work the best...

Check out what LT Scare told me about how he attached his scene setters in this post under general halloween:

Anatomy of our 2008 Haunt

We have used poster stickies (little gel blobs on a roll) but this is our first year so it's a learning experience, but we gave up yesterday and switched to a staple gun.



This is on emulsion painted, plastered walls inside.

The stickies have pulled quite a bit of paint off in places, and I will be busy with the crack filler when the staples come out.

In my office haunt we used Staple guns for framing and in locations that needs "less" wall marking we used a regular desktop stapler ( stapled into lower sections of wall and a few other locations ) held up well. Re-use...possibly if removed carefully.