DIY Vinyl Lables

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DIY Vinyl Lables

Post by TramcarTrev » Mon Sep 05, 2016 3:07 pm

I got a price to make up my warning sticker for my Gas outlet that is under evaluation and got a surprise. $10.50 as it’s a 1 off and they had to do something with the artwork (despite me saying they can have the artwork in whatever format they need) and No I do not want 1000…

Hunting around I found DIY laser printable Vinyl in A4 sheets and as I have a colour Laser printer ($69 @ Officeworks) I thought I’d get some and DIMS…. Weird though its cheaper to buy it form the UK and post it than it is to buy it locally….

The results are rather good the Vinyl has an outdoor life of around 3-5 year and is UV resistant and anyway by that time the rules will have changed and I’ll need another warning lable….

There were a few others I needed to replace the waterslide decals I had previously used…

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Post by TramcarTrev » Mon Sep 05, 2016 3:33 pm

You may well ask what the heck is a 12V CD outlet….
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Re: DIY Vinyl Lables

Post by bagmaker » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:37 pm

with that link, yes, we may as well :roll: :lol: …………

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Re: DIY Vinyl Lables

Post by Old Techo » Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:07 pm

TramcarTrev wrote:The results are rather good the Vinyl has an outdoor life of around 3-5 year and is UV resistant and anyway by that time the rules will have changed and I’ll need another warning lable….
TT, the vinyl may be UV resistant but my laser printer toner is not as the black printed/laminated labels I made and fitted outside faded badly in just a few weeks :(
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Re: DIY Vinyl Lables

Post by TramcarTrev » Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:49 pm

The toner I used seems to be quite good. I made up some labels on photo paper and laminated them. They are not quite as good as new 3 years later. I bought it via ebay.
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