How to make waterslide decals

[Andy]

ShortbusX- thats cool no problem.

 

[bigoldron]

Here's an example of how good Andy's decals look:

Andy did a great job, if it's positioned wrong or not quite the right size, then blame that on me. I think Andy did a GREAT job! If anybody needs a good replacement decal, then Andy is da man!!! :AOK:

 

[Andy]

Great job with the decal , you made it It blend in beautifully !!
Did you find it easy enough to work with?

:AOK:

 

[bigoldron]

Great job with the decal , you made it It blend in beautifully !!
Did you find it easy enough to work with?

:AOK:

Not too bad, 'course I screwed up the first one. So, this is the second attempt. I let the first one curl up by pulling off instead of sliding it directly off the backing onto the head. It was fairly easy though.

I put a couple of coats of clear on the head first, using a 0000 grade steel wool to smooth it out between coats and before I applied the decal. I then put 3 light coats of clear on top of the decal, again lightly smoothing it with the steel wool after each clear coat. This also helped to blend in the decal area with the original finish. Overall, I'm pleased! Good work Andy! :AOK:

 

[Bobbo]

What about PAF decals ?

 

[Kineticartist]

I have 2 of these printers (Alps) and have been in the decal business for about 5 years so if anyone needs decals with any color including white ,silver,gold let me know.
also if you need a decal for a dark background ,I can underlay the image with white first so the decal is opaque. I work with illustrator files but almost any file will do. I can also work from ideas and create the design/font if needed.

I don't have enough time right now to "open shop" fulltime but have no problem creating decals for the members here, as a way of saying thanks for the great company.

thanks ,Andy

Hey Andy!
Ok My first post here I found this excellent forum by googlilng for ALPs printing of decals and found this post. Im a Graphic Designer/Drummer and I have a client who has commisioned me to create some graphics for her Bass and I had planned on creating waterslide decals of the art which I have done in the past but as we all know without a white underlay the decal art wont "POP" if the body color is too dark. Her paint color isnt all that dark but the graphic is prety light and Im looking for someone who can print the art out on decal paper with a white underlay using an ALPS printer

Im interested to know if you still do this and how much would you charge? The art is 300DPI and 10.313" x 10.113"

See the attached photo:

 

[BrettS]

Great thread!

I will do this someday! Thanks so much, you guys, for the thread w/great instructions!
(p.s. I jes' do not like bare headstocks, there's always room for a tongue-in-cheek, DIY logo)!

 

[grave89]

Here are a few shots of the Strat-O-Killer, actually taken before the logo was put on. No real bearing on this thread, I'm just a little proud of her.

they are really great!! I like them!!

 

[epi0205]

Real good job Andy! :AOK
An ol' screenprinter from way back here too...
The registration looks real good!

 

[houseoo]

right decal papers?

I just found this site, www.decalfish.com Is this website has right decal papers? I need to restore 72 hendrix strat and need decal for her.

 

[rumblejet]

Great post Dreadman, Love your logo's! I spent years building scale models so i got good at working with decals.

An Xacto-knife works well in small areas that scissors can't get, also I'm not sure but hobby stores might have the kind of paper you used.

 

[yuominae]

Wow, couldn't believe it when I saw this thread. I'd been wondering about just that lately. Thanks for all the info!