Waterslide Decals

[adam]

If you'd like to put your own decal on the headstock of your guitar, you'll need to grab some Waterslide Decal Paper. You can find this at good hobby shops or there's an online supplier in Sydney:
http://www.decalpaper.com.au/

There's also plenty of help online for getting some great looking decals.

If you attempt this, maybe you can document the process and show us the results.

[adam]

I'm keen to see someone attempt the metallic paint option...

[Gavin1393]

Quote from adam on February 16, 2013, 09:46
If you'd like to put your own decal on the headstock of your guitar, you'll need to grab some Waterslide Decal Paper. You can find this at good hobby shops or there's an online supplier in Sydney:
http://www.decalpaper.com.au/

There's also plenty of help online for getting some great looking decals.

If you attempt this, maybe you can document the process and show us the results.

I have done several decals....quite a simple process really. You need to get the correct decal paper first up. Then print on either a laser printer or an ink printer. If printing with an ink printer you will then need to use an acrylic varnish to water proof the decal. Generally i'd spray three coats of acrylic varnish and leave to dry in between each coat. Laser jet toner is waterproof so the waterproofing part can be skipped.
Cut out the transfer, soak in water and then carefully slide into place!

[adam]

Can you post some photos of your decals Gav?

[keloooe]

Quote from Gavin1393 on February 16, 2013, 12:23

Quote from adam on February 16, 2013, 09:46
If you'd like to put your own decal on the headstock of your guitar, you'll need to grab some Waterslide Decal Paper. You can find this at good hobby shops or there's an online supplier in Sydney:
http://www.decalpaper.com.au/

There's also plenty of help online for getting some great looking decals.

If you attempt this, maybe you can document the process and show us the results.

I have done several decals....quite a simple process really. You need to get the correct decal paper first up. Then print on either a laser printer or an ink printer. If printing with an ink printer you will then need to use an acrylic varnish to water proof the decal. Generally i'd spray three coats of acrylic varnish and leave to dry in between each coat. Laser jet toner is waterproof so the waterproofing part can be skipped.
Cut out the transfer, soak in water and then carefully slide into place!

So, soak the decal in water after peeling, or before???

[Gavin1393]

Soak in water until it simply slides off....

I might have seen some examples like these somewhere around..... 8O 8O 8O 8O

[dvous]

Just found this thread while trawling through the forum for anything I may have missed (slow night at work....)

I've just received some waterslide decal paper for inkjet printers from this supplier:

http://tillymin.com.au/index.php?mai...roducts_id=339

They're quick to get it in the post to you, and just a bit cheaper than decalpaper.com.au

You can order as as little as three sheets for $7.50, up to a pack of 100 for $120.

10 sheets will set you back $17 compared to $26 from Decal Paper.

[adam]

Great, thanks for the tip.

I've actually ordered a quantity of waterslide paper and we are sending Pit Bull Guitars decals on this paper with our kits shipping this week.

I might also make single sheets of the paper available at cost... if there's a call for it.

[GlennGP]

For those (like me) who don't quite have the front to put "Fender" on something that actually isn't, but like tricking the eyes of the unwary into seeing something that isn't really there, there's a "Fender" Truetype font available here: http://fontmeme.com/fender-font/. I can manipulate it in Word to be gold with a black outline, and then it could be printed on the waterslide decal paper, reading whatever word I want which slightly, but not entirely, resembles "Fender"!

Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to find a "Gibson" Truetype font, but there is a guy on one of the luthier forums who designed all the characters for one. If you were of a mind to spend the time with a font creator program, it could be done. The kind thing to do, naturally, would then be to post the Truetype font back to the forum ... !

[keloooe]

Yea, there seems to be no Gibson font, but at least we can use the character map!!!