Jon Paulsen
United States
Burlington
Wisconsin
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Any ideas as to what could be used to give the stickers a nice gloss? A spray matte, or something similar? I got my stickers printed at a local shop & am ready to start putting them on my dice, but I wanted to put something over it that would both protect it & give it a nice gloss. Any ideas?
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Guido Gloor
Switzerland
Ostermundigen
Bern
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Personally, I used matte varnish from Games Workshop, because I happened to have it lying around.
However, I'd recommend spraying after you've applied the stickers. That will also seal their edges to the dice, and make the end product last longer.
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Richard Bright
United States
Rancho Cordova
California
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I laminated my sticker sheets before cutting them out and applying them. Gives it a very nice glossy look and protects the stickers from dings and scratches.
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Jon Paulsen
United States
Burlington
Wisconsin
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Awesome, thanks for the responses. I like the idea of applying a matte finish afterwards, especially if it will give extra life.
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Nick Hayes
United States
Los Angeles
California
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I spray my labels before applying them to the dice. It's much easier to spray a flat sheet of paper than a three dimensional die. I use Deft brand high gloss wood varnish. You can find it at Home Depot or Lowes.
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Jon Paulsen
United States
Burlington
Wisconsin
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Black Canyon wrote: I spray my labels before applying them to the dice. It's much easier to spray a flat sheet of paper than a three dimensional die. I use Deft brand high gloss wood varnish. You can find it at Home Depot or Lowes.
I agree that it's definitely easier to cover them while not on the dice, but I like the idea of the stickers sticking better with the gloss covering. This is my first PNP project, so I still have a lot to learn, but hopefully these will come out okay.
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Sean Forrester
United States
Arlington
TX
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I ran into the same dilemma a while back. Like you I wanted to seal the edges and get an even coat. Take a look at my solution:
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If you can't see it in the pics I completely stickered the dice, stuck a sewing needle in one of the corners, strung the needles up on a long length of thread running between 2 posts and started spraying.
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Michael Henkell
United States
Enid
Oklahoma
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I use Scotch packing tape before I slice the stickers out. If I'm using a spray painted 1" cube, I like Krylon crystal clear before I slice for a smooth edge transition. The Krylon for artists is the same stuff but twice as much
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You can get a gloss or matte spray fixative from art stores that is used to protect charcoal art and the like I will be using this as I still have a can of the stuff lying around...
Also I would apply first, sit the dice on a non stick surface like a plastic box or piece of glass and spray the dice, wait to dry, flip and repeat on unsprayed side...
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