checksix214 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Can anyone suggest quality decal paper for printing my own decals i made in Illustrator? I plan to have them printed at a local copier store as i have not had great success with ink jet decal paper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 LASER JET!! get some micro mark decal paper. (or bare metal foil >$) make sure they can print "photo quality" or 300dpi minimum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
72linerlover Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Just join the two words of the title and add "dot" com Decalpaper (for laser printer): for me is the choice. Regards Euge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) First, are you using decal paper for a ink jet printer? Laser paper will not work in ink jet printer when it comes to printing decals. And after you print your decals, are you sealing them with anything? Steven L Edited February 8, 2013 by FAR148 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Can anyone suggest quality decal paper for printing my own decals i made in Illustrator? I plan to have them printed at a local copier store as i have not had great success with ink jet decal paper. For laser printing, I like Microscale TrimFilm: http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TF For inkjet, SuperCal: http://www.supercaldecals.com/ Pip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
checksix214 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Ive tried ink jet paper at home with poor results. I did sray a fixitve using a can fix and also ran it through my airbrush but always got image bleed. I love the lazer jet option which ive had acceptable results from but heard the key is quality decal paper. Any suggestions for better ink jet decals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
checksix214 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 When i have my graphics laser printed do i need a fixative & can i use decal solvents on them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Any suggestions for better ink jet decals? I use ink jet paper from Decalpaper.com and seal them with Krylon acrylic spray. The artwork on the tail of my Hellenic F-15E, was done on paper from Decalpaper.com Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Ive tried ink jet paper at home with poor results. I did sray a fixitve using a can fix and also ran it through my airbrush but always got image bleed. Which brand printer are you using? Are you using ink from the manufacturer or refilled cartridges from a third party? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
checksix214 Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 I was using a Brother printer w/their ink. No after market ink. Too messy. I cant remember if the paper was bought from Hobbytown (it would have been Testors paper) or older paper of unknown brand. But i do want get a quality paper since im putting alot of work into converting an F-86 into an FJ-3M Fury in 1/72. I want the decals looking great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It might be the ink and not the paper at fault. I have had good luck with HP and Canon inks, but some bleeding with third party ink on the Canon printer I currently use. Maybe a test on another person's printer is in order. I always do testing on gloss photo paper. It's a lot cheaper than decal paper and behaves about the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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