macyboutique Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I am planning to do some personalized candles with I Love You or I Love Jasmine on them could I use different ink color to print or is black the only ink that could print on decal paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 You can use any color you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxSioux Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I did rub-on decals w/ full color on an ink-jet printer. I really wanted to use these, but found them to be a major pita. I think I ruined more labels than I could use! I kept wrinkling the paper when I added the sticky sheet. Also, I had to seal the decals w/ either acrylic or varnish, or they would smudge. Spraying them 1st created a prob rubbing them on, but spraying them after hit the glass. Then, most of my logo appeared too light on the decal & didn't show up well enough, especially against dark colors. Too many probs & way too time consuming, so I gave up & went w/ regular white stickers. Water slide decals sounded even harder.Good luck - Susan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I use the water slide decals and after I got used to using them, they work fine....in color. But it takes some practice. And I spray them with Krylon after the printing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 You can use any color except white. I found doing small images works better. I had problems handling larger images - always got wrinkles. For your application it should work fine. I print the entire page with my images, spray 2 or 3 time with the Krylon, apply and spray again. Pretty much followed the instructions from their web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macyboutique Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks for all the info. I am doing these on pillars not the glass candles. I did find some rub ons at Michael's and was wondering if I could use some of them also. When I do the candle I will try and post a picture which has been such a long time since I posted anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxSioux Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I don't think you'll have much luck applying a rub-on decal directly to wax -- it takes a fair amount of pressure to rub them out. Here's an idea: cut a pretty paper band to wrap around the pillar & connect the seam w/ a sticker or wax seal -- you could even add a hanging tag label from the wax seal. Looking forward to seeing a pic of what you come up with!Susan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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