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Double sided window decal
Has anyone done a double sided window decal?
The decal is a simple blue box with text within it. I was thinking of printing the design in reverse on a clear vinyl, then backing it with a white vinyl. The white vinyl will also have the design printed on it. Any idea on how to get the two designs to line up on the Versacamm without having to do it manually?
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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on -
keV you did this in class. But a refresher is in the rolands mystery book. I do not see how you can do it unless manually since you want design on both sides - use the hole punch method to line up
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Permalink Reply by CYW on -
Kevin, there's a whole section in the book (pdf) Steven gave us the link to..............."Taking the Mystery Out of Print/Cut".
I remember reading over the process briefly. I think they used a light table, like we used to need when doing manual seps with rubylith, to line up the 2 pieces.
Diane
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Hirata on -
Thanks Irv and Diane. Yeah, I was hoping there was a way to print the two designs exactly back to back to each other. I guess I'll have to use these tired old eyes and shakey hands to manually line them up:-)
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Permalink Reply by Roland R. Irish III on -
If you have to do a lot of them, much cheaper to sub it out to someone that can print a white layer.
Large quantities, I use Discount Labels.
I've done door pane panels (in cut vinyl) by cutting the lettering for one side, applying it, with masking
tape 'guides' then laying on that white with more letters. No matter what you do, it isn't going to be
a brilliant white background because of the adhesive...it's going to turn it to 'whitish gray'.
Easiest way to do your 'print' and 'apply' is to print the image on the clear and cut it, peel off excess
clear. Print and cut your white panel, then use Conform (or other brand) CLEAR to lift one white panel
at a time. Now you can see through this to line it up on the clear reverse print. Then leave the clear transfer
on to use to mount the decal on the window. Just let both prints sit and cure overnite or for 24 hours to make sure the ink is fully cured/dried.
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