Fablon

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Fablon

(ˈfæblən; -lɒn)

trademark a brand of adhesive-backed plastic material used to cover and decorate shelves, worktops, etc, and for handicraft purposes

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QI PUT Fablon sticky paper on the bottom halves of my French windows years ago.

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The biggest surprise lies in the materials - not expensive oil paints, porcelain or bronze but the kind of stuff you might find at a DIY wholesaler's: OSB board (compressed wood strands and glue), Fablon and chip foam.

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He was selling Fablon, a type of sticky back plastic, and I was selling toothpaste.

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- Edith A Lee, Scunthorpe, North Lincs ZENA SAYS: 2 The big name in sticky-back plastic is Fablon, but the company who manufactured it, HA Interiors, have gone into administration.

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While Louis rustled through the bag, Duncan quickly but carefully wiped the fablon surface of the kitchen table.

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Along the same lines as Fablon, you'll create wonderful effects every time.

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Apart from the bed, there was just a chest of drawers, a thin rug on the lino and a bedside table covered in Fablon - made by my father.

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AGive the furniture a new lease of life with durable Fablon. This brightly-coloured, sticky-backed plastic is priced from just pounds 5.99 for a three-metre long, 50cm wide roll.

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Fablon a self-adhesive vinyl covering can be used to re-cover the doors.

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You will need: Fablon Plus for Windows, pounds 3.85 per roll, Fablon (01670-718300).

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My mother always used to drag me there to buy Fablon which Farnons sold on little stands - like mini rolls of wallpaper which fascinated me as a child.