Lazertran Products
Lazertran Waterslide Decal Paper for Inkjet printers
Our new Lazertran Inkjet paper is completely revolutionary. It does not need to be sprayed with a cover coat like other inkjet waterslide decals but magically the inks become waterproof after 30 minutes allowing the decal to be put in water without the colours washing away. It is an egg shell white decal that can be made clear by the application of any oil based varnish. We find oil based polyurethane works well.
To purchase any of our Lazertran papers or our workshop video/CD please visit either our UK Or USA Lazertran shops. You will also find more information in the 'How to Order' section.
How to use Lazertran Inkjet
- Print your image on to the smooth, white, eggshell/chalky side of the paper. Do not use too much ink as this will cause the image to bleed. For Epson printers set to plain paper. Go into custom and then advanced and select a high DPI setting such as 1440 or as high as a quality as is available. Now click off high speed to avoid putting on too much ink. For basic HP's draft is a good setting.
- Allow the ink to dry for at least 30 minutes.
- Cut to size and soak in water until the decal releases from the backing sheet, about 60 seconds.
- For a smooth nonabsorbent surfaces such as glass, glazed ceramics and metal there will be enough gum on the back of the decal to fix the decal on to the surface. A good trick to get really good adhesion is to apply a little Methylated Spirits (Alcohol) to the surface and apply the wet decal onto this. The alcohol will stop any edges curling when drying and will make the decal soft enough to be stretched around any doubles curves. But be careful, not too much!
- For more absorbent surfaces such as wood or plaster extra glue will be required.
Using real turpentine to melt the decal into the surface
This will melt the decal into absorbent surfaces such as wood, making the image part of the surface.
- While soaking the image in water
- Paint the wood etc. with a good coat of real turpentine (white spirit or substitutes will not work).
- Apply the damp decal, image side up, onto the turpentine painted wood, carefully removing any air bubbles.
- Leave for several hours.
Finishing
After application the decal will dry with a white background. To make this clear and show the surface colour and texture below, apply 2 or 3 coats of any oil/spirit based varnish. Good ones are polyurethane, Plasti-Kote fast drying clear enamel and the best is Holts Clear Car Lacquer all applied in fine coats until the finish is shiny.
