Old dry transfer letters don't work

The carrier paper has bonded to the lettering, cut one away from the sheet an try soaking it in water. This should rehydrate the paper. Allow the paper to dry and try transferring it to a surface. If it works you can soak the whole sheet. I had a similar problem a while back and this worked for me.

Take all of the sheets and decal stock to a color copier. Shoot some b/ w to make sure that they fit. Black items can be done ona a b/w copier. White won't copy on either unless you shoot them onto a sheet of white decal stock. When you get home carefully dust the finished product with Glosscote or something similar.

I've done this with a score of ABT decals and have had great results.

Tom

bluumule wrote:

Tried soaking in water overnight without success. Also tried boiling water with same result.

I found a couple websites that sell these things, but they don't specify font variety or how many letters are included in the package. You just have to guess at what you get.

I have GIF file of the logo and text I want to use, and converted it to JPG, and then resized it with PhotoShop to fit the surface area. I'm going to make a print tomorrow at Wal-Mart to see if the result is something I can just glue on that doesn't look too tacky.

-Bill

call me captain obvious, but did you try to ask them how many? email or phone maybe?

Ask who? I have the file I need, the only question is who can do the best job printing it. Most places I visit have broken printers and don't know what's going on. It's hard to find a good printing service that understands the problem. But I will keep looking.

-Bill

replying to Bill Bowden, Playwoman wrote: I tried soaking in rubbing alcohol, with no luck.

replying to Bill Bowden, Playwoman wrote: I tried soaking in rubbing alcohol, with no luck.