Decal Paper Type: Clear Inkjet Water Slide Decal Paper.
Our water slide decal
paper lets you use the inkjet printer you already have to create water slide
decals. While the term water slide decal may not be familiar to you, most
people have encountered them at some point in their life. Water slide decals
are very thin, allowing your artwork, photograph, or text to look as if it
had been painted onto the item you are applying the decal to. Most likely if
you have ever assembled a model kit as a child, you are familiar with this
style of decal. Using water slide decal paper is simple: Print out your
decals from your graphics editing software onto our special decal paper.
Spray the sheet with a clear acrylic spray, such as our Papilio Aerosol
Decal Fixative or a locally available generic equivalent like Krylon
Crystal Clear. After the fixative dries, cut your decals from the sheet,
leaving at least ¼ inch of space around the edge of the design. Place your
decals in a bowl of warm water. They will curl up, and then straighten out
again. Once they are laying flat again, they are ready to slide off of the
paper backing and onto your item. To apply large decals it is advisable to
use a lubricating substance such as our Papilio Decal Mounting Fluid, this
lets the decal move around the surface of the item for accurate positioning
without warping or tearing. It is also advisable to use a Rubber Decal
Squeegee to remove any excess water or air bubbles from beneath the decal.
apply the decal to a light color back ground such as a WHITE mug. If you are
planning to have white writing in your decal or a white picture then you can
only use a white item as in a plate or a mug. Inkjet printers to not print
white ink. When you see the white it is actually the background showing
thru.
We would
recommend that if you do use a colored background (plate, mug) that print in
black ink. It is safe to use the color ink but keep in mind that the ink is
translucent. So for example; if you print a blue star on a red mug the blue
star will not be as vibrant, it will now have a purple hue.
If you are not
wanting a white mug another idea is to use gray. A gray mug works well with
colors too.
Instructions updated
Friday, June 13, 2008
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