i saw a guy making his laminates by using 3m spray adhesive and lightly coating a piece of printer paper then putting the rice paper or tissue paper stuff on top of that. it printed much better than how i am doing it currently with scotch tape and rice paper on the piece of printer paper. he could peel the rice paper off like butter once it was printed and have a perfect laminate. does anybody know what type of adhesive this is? from the descriptions on the 3m website i would think it would be the spray mount stuff because it "bonds lightweight paper and is easily adjustable." any other opinions?
this question was brought on because i stupidly tried using the 3m 77 spray adhesive and almost broke my computer printer. the rice paper had wrinkles in it and as soon as the printing cartridge started pushing down on the paper the adhesive oozed out the ends of the paper and all over my printer. but hey thats how you learn. trial and error.
Sounds like you used too much of the stuff if it’s oozing out the edges. A light mist is all you need.
Try using the 3M 6065 Spray Mount. It’s repositionable and it’s clear. San Clemente Art Supply and Michaels carry it.
I print logos for $5 sq ft no setup no min. I tried printing logos on a small regular printer and I found it to be a headache too. You should try to tape the sides of the paper, always worked for me. I now print on a wide format printer and the colors are rich and dark. Hit me up if you need help www.victimboardart.com
atomized- once i use the spray mount can i peel the rice paper from the printer backing? from what i read i thought it was permanent.
liquidculture- where do you get that done for $5 per square foot? and is victimboardart your company? i have been following those designs on facebook for the past couple months and like alot of the stuff.
Speedneedle our friend from down under recently posted this very nice how to on another thread.
Back in the olden days of yore, I have used a couple of different kinds of desktop printers to print lams.
The ones that feed the paper in a straight line will work way easier that the ones that loop the paper around.
The paper just has to be tacked on enough on the backing sheet to make it through it’s ride in the printer.
I currently print off a roll on a wide format printer and don’t need a backing sheet any more.
wow atom. that is a killer thread. thanks for getting me onto that.
Remember to always use quality adhesives........Always use quality 3M products.
You can also glue stick around the edges of the rice paper, then use your iron set on low to get super flat and wrinkle free finish.