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Posted by cedarwoodron on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:34 PM

I've been using Bel clear decal papers for 10 years on a high level HP 3200 series ink jet with 6 color cartridges and now on a Canon Pixma 9200 series with 5 color cartridges. When it comes to red orange or yellow decals, they work best on a white painted surface in my experience.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 11:29 AM

A few years back, there was a shortage of decal paper and none of the retail or online outfits had any.  I bought a package from decalpaper.com.  It was inkjet and worked well.

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Posted by RR_Mel on Monday, July 23, 2018 7:58 AM

Laser film or paper doesn’t work in my HP inkjets, the ink doesn’t dry and looks oily.
 
 
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Posted by NVSRR on Monday, July 23, 2018 6:38 AM

Would it be better to use film for laser printers?  Or has that been tried?  Using laser printer decal film in an ink jet

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Posted by NVSRR on Monday, July 23, 2018 6:36 AM

I used to have an alps,  but with that long gone,  cannt print the color white Anymore.    I can print on white decal film. 

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Posted by Graham Line on Sunday, July 22, 2018 11:21 PM

One way to succeed with yellow decals is to print the sheet twice -- once in white and once in yellow. If your decals aren't too thick or stiff, you can double-decal the yellow over a white background.

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, July 22, 2018 10:36 PM

Yellow and some other ink jet colors tend to be transparent.There is not much you can do about it that I know of.

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Posted by RR_Mel on Sunday, July 22, 2018 8:41 PM

I’ve had very good luck with Bel Decal.  They have white and light blue backing.  I stock both.  They also have inkjet and laser paper, the inkjet paper does good on my HP PhotoSmart printers and the laser paper works great on my Alps.  I have a cheapie Lexmark inkjet and it works but the HPs are much better.
 
 
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Decal paper
Posted by NVSRR on Sunday, July 22, 2018 7:58 PM

What is a really good decal paper That will work with a canon i9100 photoprinter?    I found the micromark stuff works but is there something better? Thinner?       Has some body figured out how to print a light color like yellow. With using white decal paper?  

I need to print out new decals since the old ones have been almost used up.  Thought i would ask before doing that just to see what is new

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