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Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Don Lukehart
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Date: February 16, 2012 08:26PM
Last year I bought some laser waterslide decal paper with a Randy Parpart dvd from @#$%&. Used it on a Dan Craft blank (color was like a light gray) and was very happy! Built a fly rod for my neighbor using a blue forecast blank this year. Applied a decal over a base of epoxy and could not see the lettering on the decal. Tried it on a Mud Hole MHX blank, color is slate, and could not see it either. Thought I would be real smart and bought a color laser printer. No matter what color I make the lettering on the decal for the MHX blank it is still hardly visible!. It is as if the color from the blank is showing through the lettering. I could put a base of thread down first, epoxy, decal then another layer of epoxy but I don't want to go that route. Any thoughts or ideas would be deeply appreciated. Thank you. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
JIM MOWL
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Date: February 16, 2012 09:32PM
I gave up on trying to letter with waterslide and inkjet printers...Ink is too opaque. It can be done but I dont like the results. I bought a Cricut cutter used for scrapbooking. I use graphics quality vinyl and it works good. The machine makes die cut leters down to 1/4". I would like to find a better font program but haven't found one yet. Colors are endless, even chrome vinyl is pretty cool looking, woodgrain, metalics in all colors. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Don Lukehart
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Date: February 17, 2012 05:46AM
Thanks for your input Jim but after buying a new laser printer that I will probable only use for this one project I was hoping for something else. I have used a Brother P-Touch before but don't like the results. Decal connection is nice but everyone seams to like their own name on the rod (more personal) and not everyone has the same name! Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Bill Stevens
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Date: February 17, 2012 07:57AM
Don I can help - click on my name and send me an email. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Jeff Frei
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Date: February 17, 2012 08:01AM
I've had the same problem with an inkjet waterslide decal on a dark rod, so my next step is going to be to try using white waterslide paper and coloring the background to closely match the rod. If this doesn't work, I'll continue to wrap a light colored area for the decal. Good luck. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Don Lukehart
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Date: February 17, 2012 08:50AM
Jeff I tried coloring the background the same as the rod and I can tell you that it doesn't work, at least on a laser printer. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Jeff Frei
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Date: February 17, 2012 08:52AM
did you use white or clear waterslide? Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Don Lukehart
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Date: February 17, 2012 10:26AM
Clear, I don't like the white background. I prefer the blank color to be the background and I know that this is part of my problem. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Adam Fisher
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Date: February 17, 2012 03:15PM
Don, I sent you an e-mail. I wasn't sure about posting about products not sold buy the forums sponsors. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: February 17, 2012 08:20PM
Not clear on your Decal Connection comment? You can order custom decals with any name you want on it! Also, an amazing collection of fonts are available. I find that using their decals in white or gold or Silver, they really stand out on the blank regardless of blank color. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Brent Holland
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Date: February 18, 2012 12:44AM
I've never done waterslide transfers on fishing rods, but would like to. Where can I purchase materials & instructions, or a kit to pursue this? Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Larry Tobin
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Date: July 09, 2023 12:15AM
Hi Don, I sell the EPSON line of printers. We have over 900 printers sold to rod builders. If you want, I can mail you samples from the printers for you to test or you can ask on this site what they think of our labels and printer. Larry Tobin LRT Group, Inc. www.lrtgroup.com larry@lrtgroup.com 954-257-6224 Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Dennis Danku
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Date: July 09, 2023 10:24AM
Don, I suggest you accept the samples Larry is willing to send you and see for your self what an EPSON printer can do. At lest check out his website. Dennis J. Danku (Sayreville,NJ) Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: July 09, 2023 12:24PM
Also not clear on your comments regarding Decal connection, They can do individual decals for a rod. I always use them and put the customers name on each rod.
The lines on my decals are line 1) CUSTOM BUILT FOR. line 2) customers name, line 3) rod specs. (each of these are different font) As mentioned above they have lots of fonts and choices of type color. Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Kerry Hansen
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Date: July 09, 2023 10:48PM
Just Curious, is Randy Parpart still around? Re: Waterslide Decal help!!
Posted by:
Steven Paris
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Date: July 10, 2023 09:15AM
FYI...Dons post is from 2012. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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