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Laser printer setting.
Posted by docipaul on Friday, August 12, 2016 6:15 PM

Hi, I'm trying to print my decals with a laser printer but the toner won't stick to the decal paper. What paper setting should I use (plain paper, light, heavy, transparencies, etc..)?

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Posted by GMorrison on Friday, August 12, 2016 7:51 PM

There are decal papers for either ink jet or laser. Do you have the right one?

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Friday, August 12, 2016 10:23 PM

Sounds like to me you're trying to make decals using inkjet decal paper on a laser printer. Nope, it won't work. You need to get decal paper specifically for laser printer use.

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, August 13, 2016 9:18 AM

I agree.  There are two kinds of decal paper (actually four, if you count clear and white for each type of printer).  Laser paper will not work in inkjet printers, and inkjet paper will not work in laser printer.

Also, there is a rumor that you do not need to seal decals made with a laser printer on laser paper.  Not true, you must seal them with a clear overcoat just like you do with inkjet decals.  Otherwise the decals will be very susceptible to the least touch or abrasion.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by docipaul on Saturday, August 13, 2016 9:50 AM
I'm using laser printer decal paper... any suggestion of a brand of laser printer decal paper?
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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, August 14, 2016 11:57 AM

I get mine from Micro Mark.  Good service and the stuff works well.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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