Wheatpaste is a gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water. It has been used since antiquity for various arts and crafts such as bookbinding, découpage, collage, papier-mâché, an
Poster combo in streets of El Barrio del Carmen in Valencia, Spain
A poster adhered by wheat paste
Flyposting is a guerrilla marketing tactic where advertising posters are put up in public view. In the United States, the technique is commonly referred to as wheatpasting, because wheatpaste is often
Wheatpaste
…remains reversible over time, is neither too acidic or alkaline, and is white. Activists and various subculture proponents often use this adhesive to flypost propaganda and artwork. It has also commonly been used by commercial bill posters since the nineteenth century. In particular, it was widely used by…
Fly posters advertising Strawbs, Budgie, George Melly, and other acts in Henley-on-Thames, 1976
Flyposted posters in Manchester, England, 2007
A lost cat poster in France, 2025