A couple of things that Vance didn't mention ( but that he knows about) is
that the Alps let you make metallic Decals. Gold and Silver for railroad
use. And of course the ever present white that everyone uses. I know you can
get white based decal paper, but it's not the same.
Phil.P. Reading,Pa.
> In a posting on a different list one of the
> contributors suggested using the transfer product
> available for doing T-shirts etc. I have not tried
> either decal or transfer however the latter is
> definitely waterproof even with inkjet printer ink.
> The short falls I see to the process are 1) your
> software must be able to produce a mirror image so
> that the transfer comes out correctly and 2)the
> transfer process is not opaque so the background will
> "bleed" through and 3)heat is required to accomplish
> the transfer. I have used the transfer materials for
> making signs, as in billboards and on wall, and the
> effect is great. HP and Epson are both claiming that
> the inks used by their newer color printers are
> "water-proof". I have tried blotting a photo printed
> on standard multipurpose paper, considerably different
> than immersing the photo, and the ink did not run
> altho the crispness of the photo did suffer. I also
> performed the same experiment on the celluloid "foils"
> material and here I did experience bleeding. I have
> not had access to decal paper so can not address this
> specifically.
> mp
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