Transfer Solutions

Transfer Method

Here is a method of pattern transfer that is as easy as 1-2-3-4 with no alignment problems and all that is required is a computer an ink-jet printer and a little of my transfer solution.

 

Step 1

Clean and prepare surface this will work on most surfaces including metal, bone, mother of pearl, glass and many others. I use acetone or alcohol to clean the surface. Here is a plate that clean and polished the plate is 2" x 4"

 

Step 2

Apply my mixture with a q-tip and immediatly blow it dry using your breath is will turn dull and is now ready to use.

 

Step 3

Get your art ready I draw all of my stuff 2 times as large as I want this gives me more detail and then I scan and reduce by 50%. How you get the art and images is up to you but they need to be black and white or greyscale for this to work well. Using your computer and printer print the art on ink-jet transparency film using the best setting for the printer and greyscale only for ink choice. There are too many art programs and printers for any more on this here. I print at least 3 of the same image so I can restore or use as overlay to check my work. This method also makes text so simple it hurts just remember to mirror the images so when you apply them they are correct.

These are all printed on transparency film ready to transfer

 

Step 4

Position and tape the images on your work then burnish using firm force, my mixture will allow the ink to move to the part with all of the detail you can print on the film.

This is how they look after transfer and under the scope it is beautiful.

 

If part of the image is damaged simply position another over the top and reapply also helpful for cutting gold for inlays use one for the gold and one to cut by after all they are identical easy as 1-2-3-4

Please read all of this I have added more information as this only started for my personal use.

I use the Following and it is what the magic was designed for.

The following printers and ink tanks will give the best results and are what the solution was designed for. The Epson printers using the Dura-Brite pigment based inks are the best in my opinion.The newest Epsons are not made to see films and will just reject them you can overcome this by taping the film to a piece of paper or just printing the pattern to a piece of paper and then cutting a piece of film slightly larger than the pattern and securely taping it over the area and printing again, this will actually save a lot of film and let you use all the smaller pieces.

Hp printers that have pigment based inks may work buy you will need to experiment a little. The HP vivera inks that are pigment based will work very well but not all Vivera is pigment based ink you will need to do your research on them.

The sheets I used with great success were Epson ink jet transparencies part number S041064 but Epson has discontinued them if you come by some I would suggest you snatch them up.

The Pictorico brand of films part number TPU-100 are working well enough for most users.

Many printers are being reported to work with varied results.Printer inks and transparencies are all different very different it may or may not work with what you have I do not know you would have to try it.

It is being reported that best results have been found using this configuration

1. Solution
2. Epson printer listed above using genuine ink tanks
3. Epson inkjet transparencies S041064 (no films are not all the same and I have a stack of failed ones to prove it)Pictorico brand TPU-100 will work

Here is what you get from me.

4 fl. oz. bottle of solution will last a long time it only takes a little
Small Sheet of Sample films so you can try it as soon as you get it.
Instruction Sheet including custom printer settings.

I make no claims regarding this product other than stated here and assume no liability in its use.

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