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Looking for supplier of Inkjet decal paper
HeavyArty

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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 12:35 PM UTC
Does anyone know of a supplier of inkjet compatable decal paper. i saw it somewhere but can't find it now. It was a two-part process that you print them first, then coat them with a sealer. It must be for an inkjet printer though.
Kencelot

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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 12:44 PM UTC
AJLaFleche

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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 01:17 PM UTC
Alternatively, you can put your decal images into a word document and have them laser color printed at any good commercial printer, using regular clear or white decal paper. Cost for a full sheet would be about a dollar plus the cost of the decal paper. Just save the document to disk and have the print shop run a page.
firemann816

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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 02:16 PM UTC
I also hear (have never tried) that after doing something like AJ suggests you can take your paper to a high quality color copier and feed your decal paper in and run numerous copies of your detail sheet.
PorkChop

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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 02:22 PM UTC
Bare Metal also makes nice clear and white sheets for both injet and laser printers.
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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 02:28 PM UTC
scoccia

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Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 06:56 PM UTC
Not a link but a warning try to stay away from Bel (www.beldecal.com)! Their products are often bad in quality, and if you run in a wrong batch of paper (it happent o me twice) they wouldn't even answer your emails!!!
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HeavyArty

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Posted: Monday, March 08, 2004 - 05:13 AM UTC
Thanks all, these are just what I was looking for. Looks like Papilio fits my needs best.
Does anyone know if Testor's Dulcote could be used as a sealer without damaging the decal sheet? The website states the following:
"Make clear decals using this paper and any clear solvent based spray such as the Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic spray or Rust Oleum Clear Oil Enamel spray."
Does anyone know if Testor's Dulcote could be used as a sealer without damaging the decal sheet? The website states the following:
"Make clear decals using this paper and any clear solvent based spray such as the Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic spray or Rust Oleum Clear Oil Enamel spray."
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