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Sorry to spit out this "message flood", but I'm having more questions
than answers lately. :(

I tried my first PCB labeling the other night with my usual toner
transfer method and it didn't go very well. I couldn't help but notice
how the "raised" copper areas of a double-sided board prevent the
paper from laying flat on the board and screw up the transfer in the
low areas.

Is the toner/iron process a lost cause under those circumstances, or
does anyone know of a workaround? FWIW, I use my previous brand of
JetPrint photo paper for non-trace jobs, where I need a clean black
transfer with no left over paper. This is the type where the paper
sort of slides off after soaking, leaving a light "goo" on the surface
which comes off easily with soap. I found a method of getting much
more consistent transfers onto metal, by spraying a light mist of
Krylon clear acrylic on the substrate beforehand. Unfortunately, this
didn't seem to help on the PCB labels.

-Thanks Again!
George