----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: cold lamination
> My girlfriend bought a roll of cold laminate sheet > to laminate an album, but we couldn't figure out how > to do it without any air bubbles. We have a small > cold/hot laminating machine. Any tips ? Thanks. I've never tried to use a machine foir this, and I hope that the material I am describing matches what you are using. If not, just disregard the following as random noise.... Its quite a trick to use the stuff. The best success I had was to carefully apply the sheet with a burnishing roller, ensuring that there are no bubbles in the substrate. I think the best method is to pull back a small amount of the barrier sheet and apply it to the print first, starting at a narrow end and working lengthwise, slowly pulling the barrier layer off, and burnishing the substrate to the artwork. Any air bubbles can be removed by pin pricking the bubble and then burnishing the air out with a Letraset burnishing tool. After that, remove the bottom barrier sheet and carefully apply the artwork to the substrate, again burnishing the artwork onto the substrate with a roller, starting at a narrow end and working lenghtwise. This should allow for a smooth application with no air bubbles. Any air bubbles can be dealt with by pinpricking the art work and burnishing the air out, if desired. This is a two person job, one to control the artwork, the other to apply the laminate sheet. Some of the aerosol spray adhesives that are available at graphic art suppliers are much easier to use, as they are repositionable, and don't have the high initial tack of the cold laminate sheets. William Robb
