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Re: Decals?
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Date: 
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 12:10:25 GMT
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Excellent advice on all accounts.

Many thanks Bianca and Markham...you've greatly narrowed the field to a
couple educated choices.

Cheers,
-Gil


In lugnet.space, Markham Carroll writes:
> 
> "Bianca Nebab" <brgn@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:H2CMw4.I5p@lugnet.com...
> > One thing about Kinko's and laser jet waterslide decal paper. It is coated
> > paper and tends to be thicker stock so some places will not let you use
> > their very expensive color laserjets with coated/thick stock. I tried with
> > Office Max and with Staples and neither would let me do this for fear that
> > the coating would melt and ruin their machines--something I completely
> > understand. I would recommend just going with the inkjet paper. It is more
> > expensive, but it works perfectly fine on most home inkjets. I've used
> > inkjet and laser paper made by Micro Mark on my home printers and the
> > results with the inkjet paper were very satisfactory. This is a pic of my
> > hocky minifigs done with decals:
> > http://home.att.net/~binkyplastica/L-main/customs/4devs1rags.jpg
> > If you are going to be putting designs on dark colors, you may just wish • to
> > go with white stickers.
> > 2c
> > binky
> 
> I've seen laminated papers run through an expensive color lazer jet, and
> they were just fine, except in the areas with just plastic without paper in
> between, there formed small air bubbles, but it there were no signs of
> meltation.  I think lamination plastic has a lower meltingpoint, too.
> 
> --
> Markham Carroll



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"Bianca Nebab" <brgn@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:H2CMw4.I5p@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) I've seen laminated papers run through an expensive color lazer jet, and they were just fine, except in the areas with just plastic without paper (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)

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