Printing Instructions.
1.
Print
onto the glossy side of the paper using a glossy “film” setting in you printer
driver.
2.
Before applying water (step 4) you MUST seal the printed image using Papilio
Clear Decal Fixative or some clear acrylic or clear oil enamel spray may
also work. If you use Krylon TM spray make sure you apply a “wet”
coat because applying a “dry” coat may cause problems or failure in step
3. For best results use Papilio Decal Fixative.
3.
Apply the fixative to the whole page, do not cut out individual decals
and apply fixative as the edges of the paper will absorb the fixative
making it impossible to slide the decal off the paper.
4.
When the clear fixative or the spray is dry, cut out each individual
decal with scissors. Dip in warm water (not hot). The paper may
roll up and if so it will then straighten out again. When the film starts
to loosen from the paper, place the paper on the substrate to be decorated
and slide the paper from under the decal. Do not leave the paper for a
long time (over one minute) in the water.
5.
Work
out any air bubbles with a decal squeegee and let it dry. It is
important to remove all water and air.
Tip: To aid in adhesion of all water-slide decals to most substrates use
Papilio Decal Mounting Fluid.
The mounting fluid also makes it easy to apply and reposition larger decals
and prevents the rubber decal squeegee from tearing the decal.
Printing clear decals using an inkjet printer.
When you print onto a regular sheet of paper using an inkjet printer,
the white color is the color of the paper or in others words inkjet printers
do not print the color white. When you print on clear media the background
color of the image will be the color of the substrate you are going to
decorate. Example; if you print a red X-Mass decoration and
then apply the decal onto an item that is painted red most of the image
(all the red colors) will disappear as red will not show up on a red substrate.
The same is true with all other “same color” combinations and it will
be extremely difficult to see anything at all on a substrate that is black.
Clear decals are therefore mostly used on white or light color substrates
and color combinations selected based on the color of the substrate. Example:
on light gray substrate you could use almost any color, but on any light
single color (example yellow) substrate you would avoid the same color
(yellow)
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Cut out the image with scissors. Dip
in warm water (not hot). The paper will roll up and then straighten
out again.
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When the film starts to loosen from the
paper, place the paper on the substrate to be decorated, and slide the
paper from under the decal.
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Work out
any air bubbles with the decal squeegee
and let dry. It is important to remove all water and air.
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DO
NOT cut out the decal first and then apply the solution as the edges
of the paper will absorb the liquid, making it impossible to later slide the decal off the paper.
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