grama Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 If you spray the clear gloss labels with clear acrylic sealer does that water proof them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbledoya Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Yep--well, if you mean smudgeproof, anyways. I used to use the clear labels, and printed them on an inkjet printer. DH would spray them (outside on the porch--the fumes stink!), and they turned out really nice. I used Krylon crystal clear acrylic spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Thanks dabbledoya, I thought it would. I sprayed about 3 or 4 coats on one and tried it, even washed it with Dawn and it was fine. Really saves a lot of time over putting a clear label on top of original one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 This is what I use on my clear labels...is this the same thing?Krylon Preserve It Spray - BLICK art materials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 The kind I used is a clear acrylic sealer gloss. On the website - www.plaidonline.com - is said it is a clear waterproof sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlascandles Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Yep--well, if you mean smudgeproof, anyways. I used to use the clear labels, and printed them on an inkjet printer. DH would spray them (outside on the porch--the fumes stink!), and they turned out really nice. I used Krylon crystal clear acrylic spray.I 2nd this, and you can buy a can at wally world in the paint department cheap! (altho, I love the smell of krylon) LOL.....must be candle nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredron Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Krylon may be the best of the clear laquers, but WlaMart's own brand is less expensive, and for waterproofing, works just as well. Fredron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 The kind I got was in the craft section, probably made it more expensive :rolleyes2 Next time I will look for WalMart brand. I am all about saving money when possible. Though I wonder if it is possible when you do what we do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredron Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Look in the paint department. They have the Krylon @ $2.68, and their own brand @ $1.35.Fredron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 'splain please why a CANDLE would need a waterproof label.Am I missing something obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Sorry Care Bear - I didn't explain did I and it was in the candle section. :embarasse Might should have been in the B&B. It was for labels on bath gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredron Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 If you ever do an outdoor craft show, even with a canopy, you'll find out. Most canopies are water resistant, not water proof. And then there's the time when you'll have to set up or pack up in a downpour. Or the time when some kid spills a coke on your display.I'm sure you get the idea.Fredron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm so glad someone brought this up. I just started using clear labels and couldn't remember what kind of sealing spray to use and also if it was waterproof.You are so right Fredon about outdoor craft shows. I've had many a label ruined from rain, mist, etc. Its a pain in the butt to redo labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I don't know if anyone has added this so I will...when I used my inkjet printer for B&B I used the spray stuff to waterproof but it eventually chipped off. Once I switched to a laser printer spray coating wasn't necessary. I have tons of sugar scrub testers in my shower with laser labels and the labels are outlasting the sugar scrub testers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 ah-soy was that on the clear labels? What kind of laser printer did you use. I have just always had Epson Ink Jet Printers and always liked them. So far the spray is working real good. I have one in shop on a spray bottle of alcohol that I use all the time and hands can be wet and it is still holding up good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoniasCreations Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ok, I went looking for this at walmart yesterday but could not find it. And i even asked the employee in the paint department about it and he pointed me to Krylon Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze and said this is what I was looking for. I stayed there and kept looking for the right one and/or the walmart brand but had no luck. So I just got what he told me to get. Well maybe I dont know what I am doing because there are bubbles all over my page and also it makes my paper look blotchy, but they are really shiny. Does anyone know what I did wrong. And by the way how long does it take for the smell to go away, these bad baby stink still and I sprayed them yesterday. So anyways can someone please let me what the walmart brand is called and if you could post a picture of what it looks like that would be fantastic. Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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