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Dry transfers AKA rub down transfers

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Frog:
What is the durability of this stuff? I was surprised to see the application on a tea cup in one of the videos. With old school rub-off letters, I assumed the porous substrates helped, but still never figured that the applications would hold up to rigorous handling. Do they now contain a really good adhesive?

rusty:
Thats what I am wondering also. There is a company that claims the dry transfers they make are durable for glassware and dish washing. They also claim no need for firing. I assume there is a top coat sealant at the end similar to water slide transfers.

In the one video, with the cup I don't believe thats durable and is more for show. that process is with UV inks but I am not sure of the whole process.

 While using it for hard goods is definitely an end goal, for now I am more interested in using it for product samples (ad agencies/marketing ) and for wall lettering (museums/galleries)

Either way it is super interesting applications and thee are a lot of companies that offer it.

the process has definitely improved since the toy model kit days.

I think most companies are doing ink jet printing and adding adhesive coat afterwards.

Frog:

--- Quote from: rusty on December 29, 2021, 11:14:56 AM ---


the process has definitely improved since the toy model kit days.

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Old school models used water slide decals. Modelers who took it to the next level, used a decal setting liquid which, after application, softened the material and allowed it to further conform to surfaces with their rivets or other textures. When I first discovered screen printing in the late '60's, one of my art projects was water slide decals which were pretty much just the ink itself on a paper that released after soaking. These were simple one color designs as I didn't mess with tiny multicolored logos like we got with our model kits.

zanegun08:
I've never sourced these before but the Dry Transfers can be very expensive it seems.

Check these out, saw these on Instagram a while back https://unikportrait.com

Not sure how permanent they are, but it would be a small price to get a sample order of 100 pieces.

For the more high end https://www.colorvu.com/ or https://imagetransfers.com/ but these look expensive $$$

If you look at the reviews on https://unikportrait.com people post images and their images look pretty legit.

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