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Club No. 0634

Make Your Own Transfer

(LaserTran)

by

Rob Barclay

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I have been asked by a number of members how I get such a good quality transfers onto my canopies (see image above).   

I use a product called Lasertran and the name kind of gives the process away.   here are the simple steps that I use to apply the transfers:

1. I cram as many images as I can onto a PowerPoint slide
2. Using photo quality paper I print off the PowerPoint slide on a colour DeskJet printer
3. Pop into my local print shop and give them the print out and a sheet of Lasertran and ask them to colour photocopy the images onto the Lasertran (you could use a laser colour printer in step 2 and avoid the photocopy stage)
4. Cut around each of the Lasertran images
5. Drop an image into warm water, the Lasertran will curl up, don't worry about this.
6. When the Lasertran starts to uncurl it is ready to slide off the backing paper onto the canopy
7. Using a clean handkerchief finish placing the Lasertran and smooth out any bubbles.
8. I then overspray the transfers with a clear lacquer, but I don't think this is essential.

The DISADVANTAGE, as with all transparent transfer material you can not represent white on the image

The Lasertran website is at http://www.lazertran.com/hobby.htm and you can order on-line