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Permalink Reply by Rooster on December 7, 2015 at 5:15pm

A lot of people use water slide decal paper to do logos .............................. you can get it for inkjet or laser printers. A quick Google search should have you pointed in the right direction in no time ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Eric Salvi on December 8, 2015 at 1:35am

Vodka. That's funny.

I have an awesome inkjet and its automatic feed.

Can you buy the water slide paper at staples for cheap?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Salvi on December 8, 2015 at 6:25am

I don't remember writing awesome but it works. As of staples they don't carry it locally. They said online only. Also their decals are pretty expensive.

To do this logo quickly and cheaply I just purchased reynolds freezer paper for $2.19. It is thicker than wax paper so the odds are looking promising. I'll let you all know if I succeed.

The decal ideas is still a great suggestion. I hope I don't have to use it.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Salvi on December 8, 2015 at 7:39am

I have succeed. Wish it was a little bit more centered but it worked so in not that picky.

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Permalink Reply by George Mesheau on December 10, 2015 at 10:20am

tried Staples a few months back and when I asked about it I got the deer in the headlights look from the clerk.. had on idea what I was talking about.. just left and gave up.. only O/L that I could find was expensive for shipping if you can imagine. but that is it Canada of course, so now with shipping plus the difference in the $, forget it...

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Permalink Reply by Clark Rowden on December 8, 2015 at 7:08am

If you want to source the water slide decals locally, try hobby shops. There used on model airplanes/cars, R/C whatever and miniature railroads. Testors, the company famous for their model glue and paint is a good quality brand of water slide decal paper. Make sure to get the right kind for your printer (inkjet/laser).

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Permalink Reply by Keith on December 7, 2015 at 6:33pm

+1 for the waterslide decals. Works slicker than snot on a brass doorknob!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Salvi on December 8, 2015 at 6:26am

What about a chrome doorknob?

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Permalink Reply by Keith on December 8, 2015 at 7:05am

not sure, but if the chrome isn't "antiqued" should be slick as well!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Salvi on December 8, 2015 at 7:37am

Good. ;)

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on December 8, 2015 at 7:43pm

The other option is to print it backwards on photo glossy paper, glue it with Gel Medium and later, once dry, use water to rub off the paper...  I think that laser printers work better that way...

lots of youtube vids.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on December 9, 2015 at 4:36am

I use tung oil almost exclusively, I put one or two coats on the headstock then hit it with some 0000 steel wool then apply the decal and then do the remaining coats.  I learned the hard way do not touch a decal after spraying with laquer it liquefies the decal.   By having a coat of whatever finish on the wood before applying the decal takes pretty well care of the porosity issue.

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