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★★★★★
Easy to use and adheres very well.
I received this puzzle saver yesterday and used it to mount a 12" by 36" (panorama) puzzle. I got 2 pieces of posterboard about the same size. I slid one underneath the completed puzzle and 1 over the top. My spouse and I then flipped the puzzle over onto it's front. Despite my concern that the puzzle might fall apart, this step turned out to be effortless. So then I laid out the puzzle saver sheets on the back of the puzzle and determined that I needed 5 (of the 12) sheets to cover the back of the puzzle. Within about 15 minutes, I had all of the sheets trimmed and stuck to the back of the puzzle. Then running a rolling pin over the back ensured good adhesion to the whole puzzle. The whole process took only about 20 minutes -- the first time I ever did it. The next time, it will take less than 10 minutes now that I'm familiar with it. All in all, it is an easy job and securely sticks the puzzle together, so I give it 5 stars. However, nothing is absolutely perfect, so here are my issues / advice. 1. The instructions were pretty well written and once you do them you understand exactly what they mean. The instructions don't have any pictures of the steps, however. Adding a couple of pictures would make the very good instructions into excellent instructions. 2. The sheets have a scored 1/2 inch strip down the long side. I thought this strip needed to be removed, so I bent it back and forth so that I could tear it off. I did that on the first sheet. Then I realized that that scoring is just on the backing paper of the sheet so that you can easily peel off the backing paper -- the main part first, then the 1/2 inch strip. So don't make my mistake: that isn't a perforated edge that you have to tear off. It's just a slit in the backing paper to allow you to easily remove it. 3. I used a rolling pin on the back as the instructions recommended. I noticed that the puzzle moved around a lot on the table as I was rolling. I was afraid that I was going to damage the picture side of the puzzle by scraping it on the table top. Luckily, it didn't get damaged. I don't know how to prevent this sliding while rolling the back, yet. 4. A good design decision: the instructions are on the backing paper on each puzzle saver sheet, so you don't have to worry about losing the instructions.
September 2016 · Toys and Games · verified purchase
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