printed panels

[Ken Stone]

I did use spray varnish!  The big problem is that my panels are colored
- completely covered in toner, so near the edges they are really
susceptible to the toner cracking away. The paper used is also a fairly
high gloss paper, as this is required by the copier/printer I use. If I
was leaving the bulk of the panel white (or whatever color the paper
was) it might be a different matter.

Ken

Theo wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Stone <sasami at blaze.net.au>
> 
> > The idea of printing panels is not new - a lot of us do it, however, in
> > the ones I've tried, varnishing them fails utterly. My printouts are
> > from a color laser printer, so the bond between the toner and the paper
> > is too weak to make varnishing viable - it crumbles so easily.
> 
> Use varnish from a spray can.
> First two layers or so should be real tin!!
> The solvent in the varnish dissolves the toner.
> When the first layers are to thick, the toner can "run".
> 
> Have done this several times with both color inkjet and color laser jet.
> Worked fine for me.
> 
> Hope this helps, Theo.

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