I just had to tell you that i have just discovered that Blu-Tack is AMAZING at cleaning stainless steel! I rolled it into a ball and gently rubbed it on the steel and was amazed! Wierd hey?
I made this Blu-Tack themed cake as a treat for a friend’s son. Hope you like it.
I use Blu-Tack to put posters on my wall :)
I make Blu-Tack men then make cool stop-motion animations (sorry no pictures)
I used Blu-Tack to fasten my Christmas cards to a wall made of sand-faced brick. On removing the cards, some of the adhesive has remained on the wall and is difficult to remove. I have tried several solvents with varying degrees of success, but the most effective (brake and clutch cleaner) has left a residue that is now smeared onto the bricks. Is there an effective way to remove the Blu-Tack without damaging or discolouring the bricks?
Just thought this was a good advertising line: “Blu-Tack so re-usable it’s green”
Hi - I think this may be a record!
I’ve attached a photo of the packet of Blu-Tack my wife Marianne and I have just emptied.
We used it in a rather non-remarkable way to attach a few Christmas cards to the locker beside her hospital bed.
What is remarkable, I think, is that my wife bought this packet of Blu-Tack in about 1975!
It still works perfectly but is this some sort of record?
I suppose I’d better buy another pack now!
I have used Blu-Tack for the past 5 years to hold items of jewellery while attaching the findings & fittings. I sell my jewellery worldwide & have created over 4,000 items from cufflinks, earrings, pendants, brooches etc.. I use beautiful fossils for much of my work; but without blu-tack it would be a very difficult process. The accompanying photo shows some fossil coral cufflinks being held in Blu-Tack while I apply the epoxy resin that bonds the metal links.
I have used Blu-Tack for the past 5 years to hold items of jewellery while attaching the findings & fittings. I sell my jewellery worldwide & have created over 4,000 items from cufflinks, errings, pendants, brooches etc.. I use beautiful fossils for much of my work; but without Blu-Tack it would be a very difficult process. The accompanying photo shows some fossil coral cufflinks being held in Blue-Tack while I apply the epoxy resin that bonds the metal links.
How many times ave you dropped something into an electrical appliance wen mending it, a screw or washer and you just cannot reach it to get it out.
Just stick a small piece of Blu-Tack to the end of a cotton bud after removing the cotton of course, a lolly stick or a screw driver.
Now just put the end into the area were you can’t get whatever it is you have dropped and it should stick to te Blu-Tack when you press onto it and then you can remove it.
Job Done!
How many times have you dropped something into an electrical appliance when mending it, a screw or washer and you just cannot reach it to get it out.
Just stick a small piece of Blu-Tack to the end of a cotton bud after removing the cotton of course, a lolly stick or a screw driver.
Now just put the end into the area were you can’t get whatever it is you have dropped and it should stick to the Blu-Tack when you press onto it and then you can remove it.
Job Done!
How many times have you dropped something into something when mending it, a screw or washer and you just cannot reach it to get it out.
Just stick a small piece of Blu-Tack to the end of a cotton bud after removing the cotton of course, a lolly stick or a screw driver.
Now just put the end into the area were you can’t get whatever it is you have dropped and it should stick to the Blu-Tack when you press onto it and then you can remove it.
Job Done!
It’s coming up to Christmas and what do you do with all those Christmas cards? Simples! (curse those pesky Meerkats for steeling my catchphrase). Stick them up on the wall with Blu-Tack of course!
I found that Blu-Tack can absorb adhesive residue. Ever had a folder or some other similar item that say sellotape has started to unpeel from? It leaves a nasty residue and the folder cannot be reused. Blu-Tack loves this stuff. Get a nice ball of Blu-Tack and roll it over that residue and it will all be absorbed by the Blu-Tack - it loves almost any type of sticky reside
Me and my friend mikaela make these blu-tack character models.They are so cool.Next year we are selling them at our school christmas fayre.My dad is going to buy some spray varnish from B&Q.I’m going to speak to my haed teacher about your blu-tack advert competition as we do animation in primary 7.I hope she agrees.P.S. My school’s called Rashielea Primary School in Erskine, Scotland.
Using a clay bar kit to remove contaminants and tar etc from your cars paintwork leaves stunning results but can be expensive (around £25). When I ran out of clay I decided to give Blu-Tack a go as the texture is very similar and is so much cheaper. Anyway, the results it left were surprising, almost as good as an expensive clay bar and left the paint surface like glass. Just use a little water sprayed on the paint then wipe over with a big blob of Blu-Tack. I was amazed at the results for such a huge price differnce.
I use a blob of blu-tack to remove old blu-tack from my walls!
How Blu-tack is used by a 7yr old with Asperger’s syndrome:
Frazer has certain things he has to carry with him, in secret pockets/compartments… one of them is blu-tack. He needs to “re-charge” himself several times a day when he loses his energy so he connects a string of blu-tack to a battery (which is also always in his pocket)and stick it to himself until he’s charged.
PS: I could get a picture…
My draws in my bedroom keep swinging on there own. Its REALLY annoying.I put a blob of blu-tack on the hinge-part and ta-taa! No more swinging draws!
Hi,
You can use Blu-Tack to help to create wispy clouds for a landscape sky drawing. I drag it across the surface and it is very effective.
Hi,
I use Blu-Tack to pick up spilled beads and other fiddly bits and pieces. It’s great!
I found some interesting facts about Blu-Tack -
It uses a so-called electrostatic interaction, forming a chemical bond between itself and whatever it’s sticking to. It’s made of very small molecules and, over time, seeps into microscopic indents in the surface of the material. The electrostatic interaction gradually gives way to the molecular ‘seeping’. Hence Blu-Tack doesn’t feel sticky initially, but gets stickier if you handle it long enough.
My mum fixed the bridge part of her glasses provisionally with a ball of Blu-Tack. It was really painful and sticking into her nose and head, so this was quick relief!
My gran uses blu-tack to stick her precious ornaments down, so that they don’t topple over and smash!
I don’t know if you can help me, but I’m trying to find a stockist of your coloured tack in my area (Rochdale). My son uses Blu-Tack to make models and he is having trouble finding the coloured range. He has spent a fortune on Blu-Tack - but all of his models are now the same colour, as he can’t find any other colour but blue! It would be great if you could let us know where we could find your product.
Thanks
We are developing an indoor shooting range and have found Blu-tack sheets, size approximately 50cm x 50cm ideal for testing purposes. Pellets penetrate the Blu-tack approximately 3-4 mm and can be easily removed. So the Blu-Tack can be re-used.
We are using Blu-Tack material in our lab to immobilise insect legs for preparations, which works really well. However, we would like to know the mechanical properties, mainly the elastic modulus of the material. Do you have a data sheet of the Blu-Tack you could send us please?
Dr Thomas Endlein
Department of Zoology
University of Cambridge
I found Blu-Tack to be especially useful to replace lost container caps. I’ve had a blob on my tube of white acryllic paint for several years, and the paint is still in great condition.
I have a very important question to ask: For the last few years I have used the Blu-Tack to stick my hat to my bald head. (with just a very very little ball).
Somebody warned me that this use is forbbiden and very dangerous to the health of me because it can be toxic or cause a cancer!
Is it true? what in your experience would you recommended me to do?
Jake
With the growing popularity of SATNAV’s, mobile phones and PDAs with motorists, here’s with a handy use for Blu-Tack.
Leaving the kit on display attracts thieves who just smash a window and take the devise - often
just the equipment cradle suggests there’s something worth stealing somewhere out of sight.
It’s a hassle taking the cradle off and putting it back up again so why not use a piece of Blu-Tack® to hold it in place? It’s easy to use, you can put it most anywhere you like and it leaves no marks behind so it’s a more crime preventative method than possibly leaving a cradle on display.
Nick, Crime Reduction Advisor
To stop an annoying banging door, place a little Blu-Tack on the frame at the bottom. It works wonders!
Gerry
The best way to keep speakers on their stand is….with Blu-Tack!!!
It prevents them being knocked off and stops the buzz of a vibrating speaker
I find that blu-tack is great at straightening pictures which won’t hang straight! Stick a blob behind each corner so that you can level it up.
From James
One of my pet hates is those annoying sticky labels which won’t peel off in one piece! I find Blu-Tack useful for removing the labels from CDs (if you are one of the few people who still buys em!), plastic covers and the size labels on the bottom of new shoes (:
Stacey
I was driving through the rolling hills of The Lakes the other week, when my husband decided he needed me to ‘navigate’ as we were lost. So I whipped out the map, and in my attempt to find our destination, was struggling to keep my finger on the route. I found that Blu-Tack was especially good (once rolled) to help me follow the route on the map. Genius!!
Sam
Squeeze a lump of Blu-Tack onto the end of a pencil and use it as a eraser/rubber to get rid of the mistakes you make on your paper.
Have trouble opening those black plastic rubish bags that come in rolls? Use two small pieces of B.T. press on to the plastic firmly…one each side near to the edge and jently pull apart.Bag open first time.Stick the two pieces somewhere
conveniant in the kitche for future use.
you know those flippy floppy wall calendars that insist on slipping over the pages to three months ago? A bit of strategically placed Blu-Tack holds everything firmly in place
In scale modelling, among the many uses, I use Blu-Tack as a masking material:
giving:
It can be used again and again, by stretching and pulling which removes the paint from the Blu-Tack. I have been using some of the same pack I opened 5 years ago.
If you are having trouble hanging your birthday/Christmas cards If you’re not that good at DIY,instead of hanging a bit of string up use Blu-Tack. it is quick and easy to put your cards up and you don’t have to find a shelf for it. You just stick it on the wall out of your way.
Avoid having a big rubber sucker on your windscreen, using magic Blu-Tack to hold the unit in place
I have found that, if you mix a bit of Plasticine with some blutac, you get excellent ear plug material.
Without the plastercine it is a bit hard, adn makes the ears sore.
I don’t suppose that you’d publicize this use, due to health and safety, but it would be good if you could go into official production of this sort of material, as the earplugs on the market, that I have tried, haven’t been as good.
I find it useful for sticking notes on my windscreen and dashboard
Blu-Tack makes great modelling material. Choose what you want to make then mould it out of Blu-Tack
Press Blu-Tack (or use a roller) to make thin sheets (1 mm thick or less) and use it to seal low-pressure water leaks. Just cover over the crack when the surface is dry. There’s no need to fill the crack. I have used it successfully to seal a crack in the bottom of an acrylic bath and a crack in the external part of a kitchen sink waste pipe.
I was looking for dampening rings for my drum kit today. Being the sort of guy who likes to do-it-himself (or at least keep some money in his pocket) I looked around the room and saw half a packet of Blu-Tack lying on my chest of drawers.
I squished a Malteser sized blob on to one of my toms and the results were quite impressive: I actually got a nicer sound than I get using the dampening rings! I get a really nice pop out of my snare drum when I use this too!
I think I’ve stumbled on to a little miracle here :P drummers you heard it here first! ;)
The pure white keyboard of the Macintosh - they really are better, you know - can stay as pure and clean as a pure and clean thing if you pick up all the gunk you drop between the keys with a sliver of Blu-Tack. Or possibly what we’re seeing here is a rare blue butterfly being prevented from typing something.
Now isn’t this pretty? You could pay £££s in major stores (as they say on the shopping channels, ha ha) for this, but a blob of Blu-tack, a few minutes and, er, an eye, are all you need to make your own.
Picture frame just won’t hang straight? A hidden blob of Blu-Tack will quickly stop it swinging. Then you can tell your neighbours you were good enough at DIY to hang it straight. The Blu-Tack will be our little secret. For now…
You know how it is: you have a fine 17th century Italian candlestick and the last thing you want is for the candle to become unbalanced, fall off and knock it over. A blob of Blu-Tack and all’s well. Well, until it burns right down and sets fire to your wooden candlestick. We mean, who makes a candlestick out of wood?
You’ve seen the discreet ear trumpet; you have read (see the blog) about Blu-Tack as a Surfer’s Ear preventative; why should the nose be left out? Stuck in a sunny climate without sun-cream? Protect that delicate nasal surface with a sun-screen flattened out of Blu-Tack! Quick! Cheap! Versatile - works for male and female noses!
Tiffany is already bidding for the rights to manufacture this but we said no. This Blu-Tack and shiny-bits earring design must remain exclusive to us. That’s Tiffany Smith of Rochdale, by the way, not the famous jeweller. Oh, and can real earrings be changed by sticking new bits on them? NO. So ours are obviously better.
The message says it all: if you need to buy new stuff - more Blu-Tack, perhaps - stick a handy note up with a blob of Blu-Tack. Of course if you really do need more Blu-Tack, you won’t have any to stick it up with. But this tip works for virtually anything else.
PEOPLE use Blu-Tack® for all sorts of stuff: practical, creative and just plain bizarre. Do you have a use that fits one of those categories? We would love to hear about it and see your pictures.
Just gather up your image(s), write a few words about what you use Blu-Tack® for, how you came to do so and how successful it has been, then send it to us via the the send us your uses page
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