How To Transfer Photos To Sheet Metal

Acrylic polyurethane will help the ink from your design adhere to the sheet metal.

How to transfer photos to sheet metal.

This tutorial video will show you how to transfer your laserjet prints b w and color onto metal the key ingredient is acrylic poly finish aka acrylic polyurethane poly acrylic water based poly finish etc which i have found works bett. Transfer photos to metal. Immediately place the image down on the sheet metal. Cut the photo print to size so that no border remains unless that s what you want.

Image transfer to metal step 1. Use the paint brush to spread on a thick layer of mod podge photo transfer medium on the image side of the paper. Brush a thin layer of acrylic polyurethane over the surface of the metal. Apply image face down.

By placing an ink jet transparency against a purel brushed surface the ink will pull off and make a print on a surface of your choosing. Apply layer of acrylic polyurethane to wood. However if you aren t the inventing sort there is a way that you can combine photography printmaking and the metal shop. Print your image in mirror to the paper and hold it on the metal you can use tape for it i wrap a piece of the paper around the metal and hold it with my hands than put same acetone on your.

Using label release paper you can transfer laserjet printed images onto almost any surface including wood metal glass plastic tile stone canvas and.