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Step 42Duct Tape Couch

Duct Tape Couch

Couch getting ratty?

Cover it with duct tape!

sighted in Alameda, CA

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Dec 18, 2011. 8:59 PMArtsyFartsyGirl says:

No thanks!

Aug 26, 2009. 9:19 PM

porcupinemamma says:

You have made an excellent instructable!!! Wowsers. thanks for sharing

Oct 28, 2008. 8:13 AMTekgno says:

I tried this ages ago with my office chair (going to try the car-seat cover idea next). It worked for a while, but eventually the edges of the tape started to lift up and attach to clothing. Wearing shorts, several times it decided to pluck leg hair out. Your mileage may vary.

Feb 15, 2008. 11:46 AM22tpring says:

Talk about stain free furniture.....damn duct tape is great.

Jan 10, 2008. 6:17 PMxirekaj says:

i was thinking about trying it with my car. atleast until i thought about if i ever wanted to paint it it would be covered in a hard to remove goo..

Oct 21, 2007. 6:29 PMSpinWard says:

California? I'd expect to see that down here in Georgia! Redneck ingenuity!

Oct 1, 2007. 3:09 PMgeekdude says:

how well does it hold up?

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...