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did anyone have results with this? i just ran across it, have 80's *******s i found and i thought of doing some of my toolboxes with this old time technique

 

Yep.

We put these on bike tanks as kids, some dark images are a little dull after pealing the page off, spraying the back with white lacquer brightens them up.

Only ever used lacquer, you would need to experiment with other clears to see if they work as well.

Good luck, have fun.

 

I see that this thread is from 2006,,so for it's worth when I had my paint,frame and artist supply store I sold a product called DECAL-IT,,,

I would think any artist supply or something like Hobby Lobby would have it,,HRP

 

only when you rub their backside off

 

i know you got alot of good responses already, but here's mine. i bought a bottle of stuff called liquid laminate from the hobby store. i used it to put pictures on my guitar. worked well for me.

 

Got to love the golden oldies. I'm actually glad this got dug up and dragged back to the top. I had forgotten about this process and it gives me an idea for ... well that's a secret

 

I did it a few times long ago in the 1970's when I used to paint bike tanks.

I did not want to wait for an order of DECAL IT to arrive, so I used an ordinary clear coat sprayed on the magazine page.
A few coats, a lot of dry time, then a lot of water soaking to carefully peel off the magazine paper by rubbing it off in little balls with my thumb.
The trick was in gently rubbing off the soggy paper from the back without tearing the clear coat which became the "decal" film, and also leaving just enough of a print layer to keep the photo intact.

"patience" and "gently" are the key words.

Unfontunately, I lost track of those bike tank customers after a few weeks, so I still have no idea how long that lasts on top of a bike tank before the printing ink fades from the sun.

I can attest to the fact that it does work, but cannot verify the longevity.
It sure looks cool, and it blends right in to the paint job as long as there is more clear applied over the bike tank again.

(why did the signature pics on the posts dissappear?)

 

PPG DCA468 Hi Performance clear lacquer is still available and the formula has not been changed for nearly 30 years, and in fact is still the standard that they're trying to achieve with their urethane lines. It's in production for musical instruments and fine furniture but still available for automotive use as well.

 

That is good to know.
Thanks for the info.