when sighning a rod I alwasys mess it up one way or another and was wondering if I could write on a peice of water slide paper let it set then cut and transfer it to the blank. I want the hand writing look but a little neater than what I can put on the blank. if this want work please let me know

That might work. I would get some of the new waterslide paper from Decal Connection (on the left) Great stuff!! Jimi can also make you gold or silver metallic labels in any font available on a computer or simply write it as you want it, scan it and email to Jimi and he can make a decal very quick and inexpensivelt.
Check out their web site for some smaples/ideas

Mike

I have a Brother Lable maker ,it prints in gold and silver makes a very nice lable. The problem is that after I put the fFex Coat on the edges come up a bit. Help anyone?

Bill
Try some CP first then clear
JIm
Clemens had a trick in his book with clear scotch tape ??

Don't know what CP is. Tried the scotch tape you can still see the edges of the tape.

Check out some of the How to build a rod books Tom Kirkman sells one very good, Clemens book and a lot of vidio's and more books you can get from the sponcers on the left

CP is color preserver



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The main reason decals tend to lift is because they are not adhereing well along the edges. Once any finish gets under any area, it will lift. To make decals stick better and get rid of bubbles, try wrapping a layer of thread over them with medium tension, just like an under wrap. That should sqeeze out any bubbles and give enough pressure for the adhesive to stick. remove the wraps after 10-15 minutes, then run a coat or two of color preserver (CP).

Also, probably the main culprit with those edges lifting is cutting out the decal with a razor blade or exacto knife. Use a quality scissor when cutting the decal to size.

Putter
Williston, ND

Bill,

Please share the model of that brother label maker and cartridges :-)

DR

Brother P.T. Lable Maker Cartridges are P-Touch, TZ Lable Tape Cartridges come in1/2" 3/8" 1/4 " I used the 1/4 " Look on this web for a picture discountofficesupplies.com Hope this helps.

Thanks Bill!

DR