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Sep 16, 2015 09:01:23   #
PW4GDF
 
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
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Wendy

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Sep 16, 2015 09:06:23   #
BillH Loc: Lancaster County PA
 
PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
Thanks
Wendy


I don't know of a clear paper, but there is a process of making a good photo copy of your photo, coating the wood with glue, putting the photo copy face down and letting dry. Then with a damp cloth "washing" away the paper. A little rustic looking but it works. You then coat with a varnish. Check pintrest (I think)
Bill

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Sep 16, 2015 09:18:53   #
Elliott Design Loc: West Tennessee
 
Not aware of any clear self stick material for dye based inkjet, only for higher end solvent based inkjet printers. Check with a local sign maker who uses a digital printer, many are capable of printing on clear material for backlit signage. Cost should be around $4 per square foot plus their setup time to print.
PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
Thanks
Wendy

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Sep 16, 2015 09:20:45   #
Searcher Loc: Kent, England
 
This may help

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-209666-1.html

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Sep 16, 2015 09:23:51   #
redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif
 
PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
Thanks
Wendy


to add to "BillH" post, I saw that tutorial don't remember the whole process but the glue they used was called "mod podge ", I have seen it at crafts stores! there are a lot of tutorials on youtube, good luck

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Sep 16, 2015 09:25:15   #
Searcher Loc: Kent, England
 
PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
Thanks
Wendy


Transparent adhesive inkjet paper available in USA

http://www.amazon.com/Grafix-Adhesive-2-Inch-11-Inch-6-Pack/dp/B000S15KDS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1442409826&sr=8-1&keywords=transparent+adhesive+inkjet+paper

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Sep 16, 2015 09:25:19   #
AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!
 
There is a process I used to use some. It's a paper called Lazertran. You photocopy the photo on the special paper, then coat the object with vinegar, place the photocopy on it and use more vinegar to "wash away" the paper, leaving the image on the surface of the object. It worked on nearly every surface. The problem is, the Lazertran would ruin copy machines, so one had to be careful which copy machine used to make the photocopy. But I think there is a digital substitute now.

I used to put photos on pieces of sandstone, on plates, on wood - anything with a flat surface. I even did two on rocks that I then coated with varnish and set out along the walk.

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Sep 16, 2015 09:28:26   #
CeeJay Loc: Southeast PA
 
try a google search. it brings up all of the sites.
This is what I used: how-to-transfer-inkjet-photo-to-wood

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Sep 16, 2015 09:46:11   #
BullMoose Loc: Southwest Michigan
 
Not sure what quality you're after, but I've printed on clear labels in the past with some luck.
Clear labels from Avery available in sizes up to 8x10 from office supply stores.

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Sep 16, 2015 14:24:58   #
PW4GDF
 
Thank you all. I certainly now have some good leads to follow.
Wendy

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Sep 16, 2015 16:06:58   #
Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia
 
SIHL 3166 ClearStick. Note: colors won't be as vibrant, without a white base.

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Sep 16, 2015 16:11:39   #
Math78 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
 


Updated link to inkjet transfer video. This looks really easy!
http://woodworking.formeremortals.net/2014/03/how-to-transfer-an-inkjet-photo-to-wood-mere-mini/

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Sep 16, 2015 18:19:04   #
f8lee Loc: New Mexico
 
PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
Thanks
Wendy


Maybe I am misinterpreting your intention, Wendy, but I don't think what you are looking for will work. In order for you to see the photograph on paper, the substrate (paper) needs to be white and as reflective as possible. That's because that is how subtractive color works; ambient white light passes through the inks deposited on the paper and reflects back from the paper to your eye, less the colors that the inks absorb.

This means that unless the wooden surface to which you refer is reflective and white, the colors (if they show up at all) will likely not be what you anticipate.

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Sep 17, 2015 05:37:46   #
EdM Loc: FN30JS
 
I had good luck with AVery clear labels. depending on your intended use, you can reverse the image or not .....Staples has 'em.

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Sep 17, 2015 07:55:57   #
ABJanes Loc: Jersey Boy now Virginia
 
You may want to contact Avery/Dennison, see below http://label.averydennison.com/en/home/products/specialty-products/destructible-film/2-mil-clear-acetate.html

PW4GDF wrote:
Hello all. For a Christmas project I am wondering if there is an adhesive transparent photo paper that I can stick on my images to a wooden srface?
Thanks
Wendy

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