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I've been dinking around today trying to get a message to Mike from
Arkansas about transferring images to metal or wood. I've decided to
start a new thread and give you all the information that will be on
this site soon when it is updated.
http://pages.cthome.net/ptf/photofin/photoFinish.html

After this I'll look for the binaries page for woodworking so I can
post the photos.

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This is for gluing a color copier print to metal or wood;


Lacquer and color copier prints don't mix. Anyone who has tried
putting lacquer over the prints knows the problems. Shellac doesn't
seal it. Krylon Crystal Clear will not seal it. Even poly will not go
on the prints without problems.

The answer is Minwax's Polycrylic. Put a coat of this on the print and
you can lacquer over it. Similiar stuff from other companies should
work as well. Using a bristle brush may leave some very slight lines,
more visual than physical, but this is no problem when it's over
straight grain. I did another one using a super soft blending brush
women use on their make up. This worked so much better. I bought the
brush in a garage sale.

I couldn't find any paint from a spray can that will go on the color
print so I never tried the spray Polycrylic.

Now, about the color copy machines. Look for some place that has the
newer models. They print better and you can edit your print on your
computer, copy to a CD and take it to the copier. FWIW, a guy who works
at Kinkos told me that if you have a file on a CD, the Xerox machine
does the best job. If you have an image to be placed on the machine
glass, the Canon copier does the best job.

I have used Deft and Watco spray lacquer over the Polycrylic and there
were no problems.

Use Polycrylic to glue the paper. With Polycrylic as the glue, you
create a 'sandwich' with the paper trapped and isolated between two
layers of Polycrylic. Also, Polycrylic will act as a vapor barrier
between the print and the wood cabinet.

Follow these steps;
1- Give the print face an even coat of Polycrylic and let it dry for 24
hours. This is IMPORTANT because you don't want to damage the print
when you glue it and squeeze out the excess Polycrylic.

2- When ready to glue, soak the paper in water and blot it between
toweling
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3- Put a layer of Polycrylic on the radio. Position the print on the
glue and squeegee the print to force excess Polycrylic out. One of
those wooden rollers wallpaperers use to rub seams is a good tool to
use. Have a damp rag ready to wipe up the excess.

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This is for transferring the color copier image to metal or wood;



I worked on this method as a way to duplicate the faux woodgrain on
some metal cabinet radios. It could be done on wood cabinets, but isn't
really necessary unless you absolutely do not want paper on your radio.

Image transfer is a method of transferring the ink from a color copier
print to another surface by using a glue and then removing the paper.
The image is glued face down. The print image should be a mirror image
of what you want so that when the paper is removed, your image will be
correct.

The steps in this method are;
!- Get a print from a color copier. This print should be reversed
[mirror image].

2- Give the print face an even coat of Minwax's Polycrylic. Allow to
dry for 24 hours

3- When you are ready to transfer;
Soak the print in water and and place it between toweling to to absorb
excess moisture.
Put an even coat of Polycrylic on the radio and place the print face
down on the wet Polycrylic. Smooth it out with your fingers.

4- Have a couple damp rags handy to wipe off the Polcrylic that is
squeezed out the edges. Wipe away from the print and turn the rags
after each wipe. Keep as much of the Polycrylic off the paper as you
can. When it looks smooth, roll it with one of those small wooden
wheels used to roll wallpaper seams or squeegee the paper to force out
the excess Polycrylic. Continue to wipe away excess Polycrylic.
Squeegee away from the print so you keep as much as you can off the
paper. You MUST be sure that there are no air bubbles. No air bubbles
means you will get a perfect transfer.
Allow to dry 24 hours.

5- Soak the paper with COLD WATER and use your fingers to remove the
paper. Keep it wet with cold water as you work. The bulk of the paper
will come off easily, but when you get to the last of the paper it
takes more time. Allow the paper to dry and a haze will form on those
areas where more paper needs to be removed. At this point, use a barely
damp piece of towel on your finger to remove the haze. This will
provide some friction to help in removing the haze.

In the photo below, the images are actually about 8" x 10 and 1/2", but
were reduced in size for e-mailing. The images are on a sheet of
aluminum that was painted with Krylon white acrylic paint.

Like all methods of making DIY Photofinish paper, some practice should
be done first, To save costs they can be done with black and white
prints from a copy machine. If you are transferring to bare wood, seal
the wood first with Polycrylic or acrylic paint.

I have made three magazine paper size transfers onto aluminum without
any problems.

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Stewart, I've had more time to read your information. It's similiar to
the 'acrylic transfer method'. You might be interested to know they
make a special paper that is more easlily desolved by washing with
water. Website is http://www.talbot1.com/collage_supplies/ . Never
used it so don't know how well it works. I tried the acrylic transfer
method and had mixed results. It worked okay but getting all the paper
off without messing up the image was difficult. Maybe the special
paper would have helped. For now since Chrismas is almost here I'm
having the images printed on vinyl and hoping for the best. I may try
your polycrylic (sp) method later. Thanks again for the input. Mike in
Arkansas

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method and had mixed results. It worked okay but getting all the paper
off without messing up the image was difficult. Maybe the special
paper would have helped. For now since Chrismas is almost here I'm
having the images printed on vinyl and hoping for the best. I may try
your polycrylic (sp) method later.


I didn't read the first part of this thread, but could a pantograph help you
with your question?

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...,42 936,50298


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"Mike in Arkansas" wrote in message
thanks but a pantograph won't do it. Original question involved

transfering a
color picture to metal.


What about one of those little lamps that sits on a picture and transfers
the image to another surface?


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