we use papilio clear waterslide paper for inkjet printers , we spray a good coat of Clear Acrylic Spray, at first we sprayed 2 coats allowing the first coat to dry....but now we only spray one good coat and also we use them soon as we can because they will tend to harden and arent as easy to apply to the crank.........so far we have no complaints.....as mentioned before.....a good quality top coat will bring out the colors......we havent had any problems with hooks messing up the decal but we also use a good clear coat..not saying it cant happen but we have been throwing some of ours for 2-3 years