Super Holly you are the best! I can't believe your tip worked. I sprayed on warm water and dish soap and ran my hand over the mixture to spread it out evenly, then with my dollar store squeegy I moved the paper around until it fit just right. I rolled the paper up from the bottom and used two chip clips to keep it out of the way. It took 5 minutes. I still can't believe the difference.

You can also use soapy water if you don't have any Windex on hand :) In a spray bottle put a generous squirt of dishsoap and fill it up with warm-hot water, spray the surface and squeegee. Works the same. Just don't oversaturate. If the adhesive isn't as sticky afterward, you can use a hairdryer to heat it up and make it sticky again.

Suggestion: Windex is ammonia and water (scented with blue coloring - to make it worth $5.99). Save $$ by making your own. When wet most adhesives no longer stick (try wetting a piece of scotch tape). The key here is to spray a liquid (a little soap with water works fine), align the paper, squeegee out as much liquid as you can and use a blow dryer on warm to evaporate the remaining liquid.

I was a visual merchandiser for years, and Windex and a squigee were always key, that's how those huge "30% OFF" signs in the windows look like they were painted on.

GONNA MARBLE ALL THE THINGS

Stumbled upon your video for looking at how to apply contact paper, and I love you vibe and energy!!! So thankful for the tips, love it. Even with the sideways contact paper, it looked flawless after it was pushed all the way down.

God bless you! Just used your genius technique to lay marble shelf paper on actual shelves and drawers--usually a nightmare of bending and kneeling and working around four vertical walls around each surface, but the Windex (I used Target Method glass cleaner) and squeegee made it SO much easier. Thank you!

Holly, thank you for your super fast, super informative get-to-the-project video! Because of your video, I will now go back to Walmart and purchase more contact paper because I only purchased one roll LOL! I am repurposing my old woodgrain, octagon top, pedestal table into an office desk! And that Windex tip-- outstanding!

Thanks for the video! Well done! We appreciate your narrating instead of, as many others do, playing intrusive music! Best of luck!

I am so glad you posted this video! I just wish I had seen it before my contact paper bubbles galore kitchen countertop disaster, where I had to return 4 unused rolls because I thought there was no hope for my orange laminate! 😣Maybe I'll try again! 😜

Best video for contact paper DIY.. My first attempt at this and you saved me!! Thank you!

Funny thing is years ago I had a bedroom suit that was just like that and I've used that marble paper. Definitely did not come out like yours needless to say the project was stopped but now I'm coming back. That was AMAZING, HOLLY..FANTABULOUS

Man! Wish I saw this before starting my table project.

*pause* "that's pretty much it" 😂😂❤️❤️❤️ you're the best

Ok! So I was skeptical that this would work for doing my kitchen counter tops since it needed to be waterproof. It’s one thing if the edges of a office desk don’t stick the best but a kitchen is different. I was already one small section into my project when I found this video. My 1st second was good but still had bubbles and I’m very meticulous! So I googled- “how to apply contact paper”. I had already watched all the other faux marble installs. BUT this time this video popped up. After watching, I stopped what I was doing and ran to the store for a squeegee and windex. Come home and went for it! Super easy! BUT I the adhesive was not so sticky even after all the windex was out. I was worried!! I got out the hair dryer for the final setting (normal final step when using this material- especially with edges). It finished drying the windex out and then everything stuck! It was AMAZING! I continued with the rest of the counters and I ended up with BEAUTIFUL, BUBBLE FREE kitchen counters!!! The hair dryer is also good for getting flaws in the contact paper- like wrinkles! Poof! They are gone with some heat! Tools I used: pencil xacto knife, putty knife, hair dryer, squeegee, windex, and long ruler for straight cuts.

MAKE SURE AMMONIA CAN BE USED ON YOUR SURFACE BEFOREHAND. If you're doing this on countertop like porcelain, wood, etc make sure Ammonia is safe because original windex is ammonia. You don't want to peel this off later only to have a super discolored and ruined counter that you now have to replace or refinish anyways (especially if you are a renter).

And P.S. this tutorial is really good! Ty for the close ups and all of the helpful tips!!

BRILLIANT! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!

i love it! i just ordered mine! since i have a fairly huge kitchen i ordered 7 praying thats enough. husband and i been lookin non stop $3grand+ to change our countertops, $150 is soooooooo much more affordable!!

The texture is repeating so you can look for the point where it repeats and align the paper in a way that the seem is not visible.

Bombest contact paper application I've seen thus far 💣💥

Hi there , I'm new to your channel, the desk turned out great , thank you for sharing. Blessings

I've been figuring out how to do this and watching a ton of videos, clicked on this one and I was like "Omg! It's Super Holly!" Lol

One of the best diy I've seen yet, the wet method is the only way to install, I'm an auto Detailer and I always use Rapidtac on installing graphics on cars and trucks.

Soap and water works well too, thanks

I found one that I found that is 36" wide Ez Faux Decor on Amazon. Looks awsome!!!

That makes a huge difference!! Your desk looks great! Thank you for sharing.

Great top thanks!!!!! I just moved into an old condo that had those old, ugly almond counter tops, so I definitely planned on doing this! 👍

I really thought this was gonna turn out great; the video looks easy and the theory behind seems rational. In practice, however, the Windex created as many problems as it solved. While Windex does give you a little more movement once you initially put the contact paper on, the trade-off is that the paper loses some of its overall adhesiveness-even after ensuring that it is squeegeed out the side. This led to bubbles popping up later on, especially on the sides. My tabletop actually turned out decently in the end, but the sides were another story. Perhaps there wasn't enough surface area for it to work.

@superholly Does the contact paper get damaged when you write on it? Not on the actual contact paper but when you are writing on a sheet of paper on your desk?

Thank you for posting this. It looks so great

se ve super bonito Holly excelente video!

Finally, a video that does it right this looks NICE! Thanks

Thank so much, great video,great editing,love this tip..

What is the surface like? Have you noticed writing on it being affected? I’m worried about doing this on my art desk, I need a hard sturdy surface and don’t know if the contact paper will be too soft? Any feedback on that?

OMG! the Windex is genius! I initially tried without and was going crazy with wrinkles. Then I used the Windex and it was easy! Thank you!!!!

Tabletop and your nails 💅🏻 are fabulous too!

Stunning, and thank you. I'm going to use this tip..

I did my kitchen countertops came out so pretty. Them used a gray stone for my dining table and out dated tv oak tables so pretty. Oh and the rest i used on my nightstand top what a huge difference; the backsplash behind the stove did in a texture aluminum

Thank you so much. I must have seen that same review because I already did this hack once before but couldn't remember how I did it. I looked on youtube and you had the only video, so thank you so much for posting it. It was so much easier finding this video than even remembering I must have seen it in a review. Going for it again on a different wall. 🤞

Thanks for the video! Did you overlapped the paper on top of each other?

Omg YESSSSS!!!!

I just used this method and it was like magic!

Thank you for sharing this lil bit of info, since I plan on doing the same with my kitchen counters... contact marble paper.. 💕

Alternatively to windex you can use a hint of soap with water in a spray bottle which is less likely to mess with the adhesive. Also, when going around 90 degree corners you can lightly heat the paper with a blow dryer to work with it better and form a crisp edge

Thank you! Perfect timing!

Great post! I checked product at Amz, a little spendy, kept searching and found this; Duck brand peel and stick laminate rolls. Comes in marble and many more, has dots/lines and ruler printed on back according to reviews, has quite a few positive product reviews and width/length options of 12"x26'. 18'x24' and 20"x15' and found the 20"x15' white marble on Amz for $6 per roll vs. your 24"x7' for $20. Now to decide on color etc. and I'll try to come back and follow up with a post after using it!

Wow gorgeous transformation

Thanks for this video!! I am going to go try this out now on my daughter's dresser and book shelf! :)

love this video...so useful and a great idea!

looks like its real marble 👍 love it

GREAT job! Thanks for the video...you got me wanting to cover every surface in my house now. lol

Just mix regular liquid soap of any kind with water and use it.

Would the contact paper stick after wetting it with windex? Do you unroll a little bit and apply the sticky part after spraying the windex.

Massive help! thank you!

how does the contact paper stay sticky after all that windex?..Im a bit skeptical about using windex..not understanding how the paper remains sticky? :/

COOL! It looks great!

I bought some on amazon! Can’t wait! I’ll use rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle to clean prep. Also takes away any gloss. Great job. How’s the paper holding up.

Love thisss 😍😍 I always think of you when I see anything marble

Gonna try this on my shelves! Thanks for the tips!

Do you mind sharing where you found that desk chair??

Oh my gosh!! that is going to help so much for my next project. My last one I wasted so much paper with mistakes. Thanks.

Gorgeous Holly! Thank you 👍

This video was LIT! Thanks girl!

Best way I've seen so far you make it look so easy to do ★★★★★

omg your tutorial!!!it was so simple

Hi! I'm thinking of doing this with my desk and so far this is the easiest video I found! But in my country we don't have the same brand of window cleaner so I wonder if there is anything special with the windex? And also, doing it dump doesn't it affect the adhesive to some extent? Or make the paper itself hard or something?

I've contact papered bathroom walls, kitchen walls, mailboxes, cabinet doors, the bathroom window in the shower has white contact paper on it since the bathroom window actually looks out onto the back porch that had been added on after the house was built. It takes patience, but it can be done. Gotta make sure it's dry, dry, dry and grease free, too.

Thank you. This was really helpful!

Thank you guapa for the DIY! Happy almost 5 year anniversary of this video btw :-)

Ty Ty . so you remove Windex before putting adhesive side on counter??

so adorable!

Fabulosa idea!! Lo vas hacer en español?

I was looking to do the same, but with white vinyl instead over my wood desk.

Thanks for the tip!

Good execution!! Thanks :)

me encanto! ya lo espero en español :)

Thank you for getting right to the point and for the windex tip.

The windex is brilliant! Thank you for sharing! Your desk looks lovely :)

Brilliant! I'm applying under my sink. Painted with a gloss paint, so I should get good adhesion! 😁👍

How does it stick if it's wet with Windex?

Beautiful!!

I did the windex trick and now the corners won’t stick under neath 🙄🙄 I’m about to give up on contact paper, I don’t understand why everyone says it’s sooo easy.

This was really helpful for covering my oddly shaped desk! Thank you.

Can I ask how this held up?

I just had a fantastic Idea with different size checkered contact inside boxed shelves you can create illusion of depth!! The Windex makes it so much easier to get the insides done,,Thank a million for sharing..I'm on a mission now to find the right sizes!! I'm sure someone thought of it before me,but I thought of it the first time for myself! Love it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS IDEA!!!!!!

Hi. I'm wondering exactly how the trick works. You don't need to take the sticker part off if you use the windex?

Not to sound stupid but how is the Windex gonna dry? Won't you have mold underneath?

It’s visible because you placed it vertical and not horizontal like the other pieces. Still looks amazing. Good job. I’m going to do this for my daughters desk.

Gorgeous!

Do you butt the edges together or do you overlap them?

Could you do this for a bathroom or kitchen sink? I'm wondering if it gets wet will it ruin it? Also, is it hard to take it off? I'm renting an apartment and I'm wondering if this is a good temporary design to use? Xoxo

Lovely!!

just see this..got a question..is there something in windex that helps make it stick??..or can u use like spray bottle of soapy water like you use on window tinting??

On the right side of the comp screen far right, where did u get your paperwork file folder stand organiser thingy... I need one x

Im thinking the windex works coz its got alcohol in or some other sort of solvent that dissapears into thin air so rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle could possibly work tho i havent tried it

Yes its called book marking just learned

GReat job. THanks for creating a video for this kind of DIY..

That is awesome, thank you so much for sharing this as I have so much trouble with contact :) I am looking forward to making the cloud lights too