The decals on the white paper sometimes come out with a pinkish tint if your not careful.While I pride myself in writing and photographing my own articles, I will say that I borrowed heavily from another blog on this one.
![]() There are probably better decal paper manufacturers out there, but none as readily available. To be fair to Testors, they do have a sample software download on their site. This is primarily full of sample images and does not allow you to import your own photos, gifs, art or text. I did pay for their off the shelf software, but lost the rights when my computer died many years ago. Since then, after printing numerous things using MS Word such as business cards etc, I decided to use MS Word to print my decals. Testors Decal Kit How To Pull OffWhile searching I found this article: Rebel Scale Decals Finishing Page And although I would have gladly posted my own instructions, the page has already done the heavy lifting for me in the form of screen shots of MS Word, which I dont have the full tech know-how to pull off. Here are the instructions for MS Word 2007 for setting up the decal template from the site above, I also have used Word 2010 and have found very few differences: Creating and Printing. I have Microsoft Office 2007, so this will refer to that version of Word. The following is based on the Testors Decal paper 5.5 x 8.5. Other decal paper will require different settings. I would highly recommend testing the layout by printing the images on basic printer paper to ensure that the images are not cut- off. TopBottom margins of.2 and LeftRight margins of.25 will insure that any image flush with those margins will print accurately. From here, you can change the size of the picture using the options within the Size section. Be sure that the Relative to original picture size box is ticked or the resize may skew the picture. Click on the Position box and under the Text Wrapping section, select the Behind text option. This will allow you to move the image around anywhere you want without hindering other images or text. Dont manually move images to the edge without using these options, as the image may be cut off. Also, you will have to redo those steps for each image you import. Dont print in picturebest DPI mode, as too much ink will ruin the decal. The author of the original article uses Krylon Clear Sealer, but I have used the Testors decal sealer that came in the original starter kit, and I have also used Testors Gloss Cote in VERY thin passes, with no more than 3 coats. Letting the decals dry between coats is also critical, and will save your images from running. Other things you need to ensure is that you use great care when using the white decal paper. Obviously there is no white inkjet ink, so this is remedied by using white paper, and printing designs over it.
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