Here in my office we have a Xerox color laser printer. Even in black it
prints glossier than most laser printers or ink jet printers. I haven't
printed to decal paper, but I'm thinking a printer like this would produce
decals with a little bit of a raised look to the numbers, and that they
would look more like the characters were painted on.
If you try this please let me know how it goes. I'd like to try it on mine
someday.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Kettunen" <bekett@uslink.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Instrument color
> Here's what I would try.
>
> From any good hobby shop that has lots of model railroad stuff, you
> can buy blank slide off decal paper in full size sheets. This paper
> can be printed on with a laser printer.
>
> I would print the instrument face on the decal paper and slide it
> on to a gloss white painted dash face. Follow up after it dries
> with a few coats of clear laquer (Testors Gloss Cote or Dull Cote
> works well) and you should be good to go.
>
> Don't know how this would hold up in an outdoor environment, but
> the print on the plastic should be very stable. The only question
> is whether the plastic backing will yellow over time.
>
> Bruce K
> 57 3200
> Mt. Iron, MN
>
>
> At Tuesday, 8 October 2002, you wrote:
>
> >Here's one for you computer guys.
> >I have a '55 1st. It has white on black instruments.
> >There's a guy that comes to one of the local cruises. He has a
> bitchin'
> >Fairlane, with black on white instruments. I really like this look
> a lot.
> >I use Photoshop 7, so it's no problem buying a set of white on black
> faces
> >scanning them in and creating a black on white negative.
> >My question:
> >Have any of you done this? and what did you print it on? Is there
> some kind
> >of adhesive label material, or did you have to print on regular
> photo paper
> >and then glue inplace? Do you have any idea how this holds up in
> sunlight?
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
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