ayetti Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Any of you image transfer experts out there, had a quick question. When you pick an image for a shorter rounder bait, do you have to consider the curvature of the bait and manipulate the image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Yes, and it is not easy to get it right. Usually if I make my own water slide decals I use only enough acrylic clear to protect the ink and then I can stretch the decal to get it right. Go slow and use very warm water, and good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 9 minutes ago, Anglinarcher said: Yes, and it is not easy to get it right. Usually if I make my own water slide decals I use only enough acrylic clear to protect the ink and then I can stretch the decal to get it right. Go slow and use very warm water, and good luck. I was gonna try the lazertran silk paper over foil method, I might want to find some flatter sided baits to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I would for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Traps is how I learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, MonteSS said: Traps is how I learned. Looks nice! looks like a good place to start Do you guys recommend the lazartran over foil? Do most people do tissue paper? What kind of clear are you guys using? I was gonna try and grab some devcon from lowes and also order a pint of Kbs diamond, figured one of the two should work? Edited May 2, 2017 by ayetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 San Luis huh? whats up neighbor..... you fish Lopez and Margarita often? Devcon or BSI (Bob Smith) is made here in atascadero. both work great if you have a turner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, stretcher66 said: San Luis huh? whats up neighbor..... you fish Lopez and Margarita often? Devcon or BSI (Bob Smith) is made here in atascadero. both work great if you have a turner Yep! those are the lakes I fish the most. Thats interesting about the BSI, I hadn't heard of it yet. Is there a place you can get it from in north county? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Cedar run sells the Bob Smith I believe. That or the Devcon 2ton are great. Make sure you mix well and the correct amounts of each. I use decal paper. Images are much brighter and bold. Not sure if tissue takes compound curves better on rounder baits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 4 hours ago, MonteSS said: Cedar run sells the Bob Smith I believe. That or the Devcon 2ton are great. Make sure you mix well and the correct amounts of each. I use decal paper. Images are much brighter and bold. Not sure if tissue takes compound curves better on rounder baits. Something like this stuff? https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Vinyl-Decal-Paper-Inkjet/dp/B004JZYXXW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 i believe you can get the BSI at hobby headquarters here in atascadero. i am pretty sure i saw it in there. or you could probably just stop in at BSI , they are located on morro road right behind the shell gas station at morro and curbaril. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, stretcher66 said: i believe you can get the BSI at hobby headquarters here in atascadero. i am pretty sure i saw it in there. or you could probably just stop in at BSI , they are located on morro road right behind the shell gas station at morro and curbaril. Thank you for the tip! I forgot about hobby headquarters! Do they sell airbrush paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretcher66 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) they do but its the laquer based paint for shooting onto the lexan r/c car bodies. or thats all they had last time i was in there. its been over a year since i was there and they had just started carrying iwata airbrushes and some parts for them. they may carry some other paints now. i use some of the golden brand from michaels if i run out of createx or the other paints i use. golden is good paint but kinda pricey at michaels unless you use one of their 1/2 off coupons. and they also carry some waterbase airbrush paints back by the airbrush section. at least the one in paso does. there are a couple hobby places in slo that carry good airbrush paint as well. i will get the names of the places for you. Edited May 3, 2017 by stretcher66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, ayetti said: Something like this stuff? https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Vinyl-Decal-Paper-Inkjet/dp/B004JZYXXW No that is stickers. I put a link to ebay to the one I use in the other imaging thread Edited May 3, 2017 by MonteSS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Thank you, I'll order some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 You may want to look into decal setting solution..after you apply the decal you brush some of this on and It softens the decal and makes it lay better...... Some also claim that vinager will do the same thing..I've never tried it Anglinarcher was right about the warm water to soak the decals in too..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetti Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 46 minutes ago, Nathan said: You may want to look into decal setting solution..after you apply the decal you brush some of this on and It softens the decal and makes it lay better...... Some also claim that vinager will do the same thing..I've never tried it Anglinarcher was right about the warm water to soak the decals in too..Nathan Thank you, ill try to order some. Definitely will do the warm water. Is it okay to use an inkjet printer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Yes, just get the right decal transfer sheets for inkjet. Inkjet is all I use because I cannot afford LaserJet in color. LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 As mentioned Inkjet is not waterproof so a clear must be sprayed over it before dipping in water 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 I use the spray on laquer you can get it at Walmart in the spray paint section...Just a couple thin coats is all you need...I think it works better than spray on poly a Riki's to coat the decals with..Nathan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
