We follow the same process, (laserprint, mount, cut etc.) but we use this
material called Hold-It to mount the labels to the wall.  It's kind of a
white putty like substance that has a tackiness and is workable with your
fingers. We usually use four little dots per label to affix them to the wall.
We have actually used it for 16x20 card/text panels however, there was one
instance where they slipped off the wall over a 3 month exhibit showing.
We have no problem with the standard 3x5 labels we use sticking for the
duration of our shows.  The nice thing is that it maintains its
malleability so when the labels are removed, the Hold-It can be peeled
off the wall and then the wall cleaned with a solvent if necessary to
restore it to like new condition with no trace of the label having been
installed. (Now if there was only something like this for hanging art)

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: I have used 3M double coated foam mounting tape for over 20 years to mount
: small exhibit labels to painted walls, but am increasingly impatient with the
: cleanup necessary.  We are an art museum with changing shows that rarely last
: over 10 weeks.  The labels are prepared on a word processor, laser printed,
: mounted on scrap mat board, and bevel cut.  They are light weight, easily
: replaced, and not expected to have a long life anyway.  The foam tape is
great
: for mounting them to the walls, but even when cut into bits 1/8 x 1/2" the
: tape leaves its back half and adhesive on the wall when the label is removed.
: This requires much scraping and burnishing of the wall surface to clean off.
I
: prefer not to repaint the walls between shows, the turnover is so great, and
: even touchups show too much.  I wonder if the stuff is available in a low
tack
: variety, or what other preparators are using in similar low budget situations
: to mount this type of exhibit label to their painted walls.
: Let's have a discussion...

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