tbfoto
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Ok I'm working on my first decals. Turned a couple slimline pens using "holly" wood to try them on. I turned, sanded, applied two coats of CA finish and let dry 24 hours.
I printed decals, let dry, sprayed with bonder then let set 24 hours.
Came home from work tonight and cut out decals and soaked in water for about 45 sec. took out and slid on wooden blanks but had a very hard time getting them to lay flat around the wooden blank. Decals were about 1 3/4 inches long and applied length ways along blank. Wooden blanks also had a taper shape to them. I got 85-90% of all the wrinkles out so I thought I would let them "set up" to see how they would turn out. After about 3 hours I went to check on them and they were pretty dry by then but I could tell the edges were not laid flat and they would have to be removed and I would need to start over. I took a razor edge and grabbed the decal and the whole thing lifted right off with out any issue. It didn't even try to stick. I would have thought that some of it would stick but I guess not. I know I'm suppose to let the decals set up 24 hours before applying CA over them.
I decided to turn the blanks straighter so as to get rid of the taper shape. I also am making my decals a little bit smaller so as to not have to "wrap" them around the blanks as much.
Hopefully tomorrow night will go much smoother.
I printed decals, let dry, sprayed with bonder then let set 24 hours.
Came home from work tonight and cut out decals and soaked in water for about 45 sec. took out and slid on wooden blanks but had a very hard time getting them to lay flat around the wooden blank. Decals were about 1 3/4 inches long and applied length ways along blank. Wooden blanks also had a taper shape to them. I got 85-90% of all the wrinkles out so I thought I would let them "set up" to see how they would turn out. After about 3 hours I went to check on them and they were pretty dry by then but I could tell the edges were not laid flat and they would have to be removed and I would need to start over. I took a razor edge and grabbed the decal and the whole thing lifted right off with out any issue. It didn't even try to stick. I would have thought that some of it would stick but I guess not. I know I'm suppose to let the decals set up 24 hours before applying CA over them.
I decided to turn the blanks straighter so as to get rid of the taper shape. I also am making my decals a little bit smaller so as to not have to "wrap" them around the blanks as much.
Hopefully tomorrow night will go much smoother.