Materials
This
is
a
list
of
what
materials
are
good
for
what
purpose
and
what
materials
may
appear
to
be
useful,
but
are
not.
Materials
tend
to
fall
under
one
or
more
of
the
following
categories.
Hopefully,
this
will
become
a
fairly
comprehensive
list.
If
there
is
something
which
should
be
mentioned,
but
is
not,
please
let
me
know.
Without
the
glue
coat,
the
ball
would
not
be
possible.
The
glue
coat
is
comprised
by
wrappers
which
have
an
adhesive
after
removing
their
backing
paper.
After
applying
a
layer
of
loose
foil,
a
glue
coat
is
applied
to
hold
it
all
together.
- Peppermint
Pattie
wrappers
- The
kind
that
come
in
a
bag
of
many,
not
the
individually
wrapped
ones
around
2
1/2
inches
or
so
(I
haven't
measured)
in
diameter.
So
far,
these
are
the
absolute
best
general
purpose
binding
material
for
ball
construction.
- Peanut
Butter
Cup
wrappers
- Some,
but
not
all
of
these
wrappers
are
similar
to
pattie
wrappers
in
that
they
have
a
paper
backing.
See
below
for
those
that
do
not.
These
wrappers
have
some
adhesive,
and
are
sticky
enough
to
stay
on
for
a
finish
coat.
Of
course,
anything
that
works
as
a
glue
coat
also
makes
a
good
finish
coat,
looks
notwhithstanding.
- Gum
Wrappers
- These
are
very
difficult
to
peel,
and
the
adhesive
is
often
just
barely
adequate,
but
they
make
a
very
nice,
uniform,
silvery
finish
coat.
- Andes
mints
- Very
weak
adhesive,
but
it's
there,
nonetheless.
- Cloud
Nine
Chocolates
- Somewhat
difficult
to
peel,
but
by
no
means
impossible.
Yields
a
good-sized
piece
of
foil
which
sticks
weakly.
- Klondike
Bar
wrappers
- They
are
very
difficult
to
peel,
and
the
residual
adhesive
is
weak,
but
they
have
a
spiffy
silvery
textured
finish,
and
if
all
goes
well,
a
largish
logo.
Pretty
much
anything
that
doesn't
fall
into
the
above
categories,
but
is,
nonetheless,
usable
falls
into
this
group.
- Kisses/Hugs
wrappers
- Very
thin,
but
also
quite
popular,
thus
plentiful.
It
takes
bazillions
of
these
to
build
up
much
bulk.
- Hershey
Candy
Bars,
Miniatures
and
Nuggets
- These
wrappers
have
the
backing
paper
glued
on
with
something
that
is
more
tenacious
than
the
paper
itself.
The
result
is
that
if
you
are
able
to
peel
it
at
all,
it
is
unlikely
that
you've
gotten
all
of
the
way
down
to
bare
foil.
It
is
possible
to
remove
the
paper
from
these
by
soaking
them
and
then
rubbing
the
paper
off,
but
it
is
an
awful
lot
of
work.
- Peanut
Butter
Cup
wrappers
- Thicker
and
larger
than
kisses/hugs.
Quite
greasy
from
the
peanut
butter.
These
are
the
ones
that
are
sold
many
to
a
bag,
not
the
vending/checkout
size.
- Dove
Promises
wrappers
- Similar
attributes
to
Peanut
Butter
Cups,
but
not
greasy.
- Creme
Egg
wrappers
- Largish
piece
of
foil.
The
eggs
are
quite
expensive,
though.
- Sandwich
Wrappers
from
certain
restaurants
- These
are
generally
at
least
1
square
foot
and
backed
with
paper
which
is
attached
by
water-soluble
adhesive
which
dissolves
in
seconds.
There
are
exceptions
to
that,
though.
Wrappers
from
Wendy's
require
more
soaking,
and
then
one
must
labor
to
actually
rub
the
paper
off.
- Generic
food
service
foil
- At
least
one
Mexican
restaurant
in
my
area
wraps
tortillas
in
these
with
certain
meals.
These
are
a
general
food
service
item,
packed
in
a
box
like
facial
tissues.
The
surface
is
usually
textured
in
a
diagonal
pattern
of
squares.
These
are
pure
foil,
no
paper
to
peel
off.
- Aluminum
lids
from
certain
beverages
and
similar
products.
These
flatten
out
well,
and
are
relatively
thick.
At
the
current
size
of
the
ball,
they
have
to
be
torn
into
strips
to
be
used.
- Dannon
yogurt
- Minute
Maid
orange
juice
(I
got
one
from
the
golden
arches,
for
instance).
- Watch
out,
since
some
of
these
(I've
found
a
bunch
from
apple
sauce)
have
a
plastic
lining
which
cannot
be
removed.
- Peppermint
Patties
(individially
wrapped,
approx
2
1/2"
diameter)
- These
wrappers
are
made
of
aluminized
Mylar,
and
contain
far
too
much
plastic
to
qualify
for
the
ball.
After
all,
they
are
really
plastic
with
a
bit
of
aluminum
deposited
on
them
to
make
them
shiny.
- Salem
Lights
cigarette
wrapper
(Probably
many
other
brands,
as
well.)
- See
above
about
aluminized
Mylar.
- The
outer
wrapper
from
Trident
gum
- It
is
allegedly
possible
to
produce
usable
foil
from
these,
the
work
(soaking
and
scrubbing)
far
outweighs
the
benefit.
- Some
foil
beverage
lids
- As
previously
mentioned,
some
of
these
are
lined
with
plastic.
While
they
would
technically
work,
I'm
trying
to
keep
as
much
foreign
material
out
of
the
ball
as
I
can.
- Soda/Beer
cans
- They
are
lined
with
plastic.
- The
inner
wrapper
from
Velveeta
or
from
cream
cheese
- I
see
a
pattern
here.
This,
too,
has
a
plastic
lining,
which
does
not
seem
to
be
removable.