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What is the best source for decal paper?

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Posted by tommymr on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 11:54 AM

Tango papa decals. Good stuff. Used to use it with my old Alps printer 

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Posted by caldreamer on Saturday, April 20, 2024 12:01 PM

Yes, the type of decal paper matters.  The two types of decal paper are ink jet and laser jet paper.  They are spcificaly designed for those types of printers.

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Posted by kasskaboose on Saturday, April 20, 2024 11:34 AM

I can't even find the website decalpaper.com, so clearly not active. 

Does the type of decal paper you need matter based on the type of printer you're using? I would think getting decals printed from Office Depot (or similar) produces clearer results.  Of course, I would not go there for just one decal.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:29 AM

caldreamer

decalpaper.com appears to be a dead URL. Getting message "Having trouble finding that site"

 

Yeah, I couldn't find it either.  Like I said, a lifetime supply.  I bought it 6 or seven years ago.  It was a place in Florida, as I recall.  A lot of businesses have come and gone in that time frame.

At the time, hobby shops were selling it for like $10 for 3 sheets, and I got it for $20 for 20 sheets.  I guess it pays to shop around.

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Posted by caldreamer on Saturday, April 20, 2024 6:39 AM

decalpaper.com appears to be a dead URL. Getting message "Having trouble finding that site"

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, April 19, 2024 9:14 PM

I ordered from a website with the pretty generic name of decalpaper.com.

The paper was fine, and much cheaper than hobby store paper by a factor of ten.  Shipping was terrible, but that was the US Postal Service.  I now have a lifetime supply of paper for $20.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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What is the best source for decal paper?
Posted by Morpar on Friday, April 19, 2024 6:57 PM

I am getting ready to start printing my own decals with a laser printer, but not real sure about where to get good decal paper. I know I will need both clear and white paper, so where is a good source? I have seen a number of different choices on Amazon, but am not sure if the papers they offer are too thick to our use. How about the stuff from MicroMark? Any other sources I should look at?

Good Luck, Morpar

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