Rice paper won’t work for on top of the hot coat. How can I get my logo (mostly exotic fonts) on it??
L
It isn’t a case of the logo’s going on top of the hotcoat, but on the lam before the hoat coat. In this case it is best to patch over the laminate with 4oz or double hotcoat before a total hotcoat
With epoxy resin, I have done logos like this:
Make your logo on computer
Use your lazer printer or take it to kino’s or similar and have them print it on their color lazer printer
Instead of rice paper, print the logo on overhead transparency film
If you have text especially, print the logo “emulsion side down” this puts the text on as a mirror image which is important.
Brush on a layer of epoxy where you want the logo to go.
Squeegee the transparency film onto the epoxy, printed side down, taking care to remove any air bubbles and excess epoxy - if you leave too much epoxy in there the you will get some wavy spots over the logo and you can’t sand them out w/out removing the logo.
Once the epoxy has fully cured, peel off the transparency film, sand any ridges at the edges and brush on another thin layer of epoxy.
Sand lightly - be careful not to sand too much because you will remove the logo or parts of it.
Apply a uv protective clear coat if you did not use uv-resistant epoxy.
Works pretty good, but practice once or twice before trying it on your board. I have never used polyester resin and I do not know if polyester is “sticky” enough to pull the lazer printer toner off of the transparency film.
Trent
Quote:
It isn’t a case of the logo’s going on top of the hotcoat, but on the lam before the hoat coat. In this case it is best to patch over the laminate with 4oz or double hotcoat before a total hotcoat
I want a white logo on top of a red tint lam. So, just position the rice paper, put a 4oz patch on top of it, wet it, then proceed with the hotcoat?
Trent, you think your method will work on polyester?
Poly will melt the Trent method, you’ll have a huge mess on your hands. Those transparencies gizmos are plastic. Stick to rice paper. Run the paper through your printer, then spray the back white with waterbased paint if you want a white background.
-Jay
From what I understand, epoxy has superior adhesive qualities so there is a chance it might not work with polyester. Also I have no idea what solvents in polyester resin might do to the plastic film.
A package of transparency film is only a couple of bucks and I think the last color lazer printout I got at kinko’s was USD $2.25 so it would not really be an expensive experiment if you already have some poly resin on hand. Maybe try it first on a scrap piece of wood or cardboard sealed with a coat of resin.
Like I said before I have never actually used polyester resin - at all. I haven’t even built a single paddle surfboard. I have made lots of kiteboards, vacuum baged with epoxy. At some point in the future I plan to build a surfboard to use here on Lake Michigan. This site has helped me tremendously with ideas for that and also given me some great ideas to use in my kiteboards.