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Re: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
By:Ricci
Date: 9/8/2000, 5:12 pm
In Response To: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper (EdG)

Ed,

I put an image on the coaming of my coho. I used plain ol' tissue paper ($1.39 for 10 sheets, 20" x 26") in my epson ink-jet.

I ironed the paper with a warm iron and then taped it to some card stock. After I ran it through the printer, the paper wrinkled a bit. I didn't bother to iron the paper again. I trimmed the artwork close to the edge, and then it went under the glass. The paper went clear and its very difficult to detect, even for me.

Just be sure to carefully coax any bubbles under the paper to the edge, and "burp" the air out of the cloth. I tried about three different types of thin papers and the cheap stuff worked best for me. I just hope the epson ink doesn't fade too much over time. Ricci

Messages In This Thread

Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
EdG -- 9/2/2000, 8:03 pm
Re: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
Ricci -- 9/8/2000, 5:12 pm
Re: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
EdG -- 9/13/2000, 4:36 pm
Re: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
Terry -- 9/8/2000, 12:52 pm
Re: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/6/2000, 11:41 am
Re: What about clear stickers?
Bstruss -- 9/6/2000, 9:26 am
Re: Printing on Rice and Tissue Paper
Robert Palmeter -- 9/3/2000, 8:38 am