[Incal] Dry Rub-off Decal Film for Inkjet Printer : 5 Sets, A4(8.27 inx11.7 in) Premium Printable Dry Transfer film, DIY Hobby craft

Water transfers have their uses. I recently restored my childhood rocking chair. It had a decal of a bear on it and I wanted to restore it the way it was when I was a toddler. (68 years ago). I'm a retired graphic artist and decided to go this route instead of the original "waterslide" decal. I took a photo of the bear decal before sanding the chair and reworked the art on my computer. The final results were exactly what I wanted. Now I can pass down my old rocking chair down to my grandchildren to enjoy watching cartoons in it like I did 65 years ago!

If you're hoping to make actual dry transfers with this stuff, forget it.The backing layer, which is supposed to remain attached to the print layer until you remove it, falls off far too easily (in my case, it slipped off while I was cutting out the transfers). On the other hand, the clear layer, which is meant to peel off readily so the transfer can be applied to the intended surface, requires the hands, eyes, and patience of a microsurgeon.I'm not at all impressed.

Item just as described haven't used yet.

I thought this would be more of an ink transfer, similar to using ModPodge to rub an image onto ceramic, but this actually leaves a film behind the ink, which wasn't quite what I was looking for. This would work in other applications like adding a logo to a cosplay accessory, but won't work to add a design to an apothecary jar or other glossy piece.Tip: when removing the clear film, separate the vellum (smoky white) layer from the white backing a bit and pull a small tear into the edge of the vellum layer. This will reveal the clear film by stretching it away from the vellum layer.

Printing and everything were fine but getting the clear plastic off is a headache. It gets stuck and the adhesion ends up sticking to itself or my finger. It was not easy to peel and place on anything

Great idea but quality makes them hard to seperate and stick down evenly.. Too much work for the price. On the up side when they work they are very thin and relatively hard to remove. Similar to a clear latex bandage. I printed 60 and yielded about 2 that worked as planned. The rest were wrinkled when applied or would not seperate from the backing paper properly.

This is great and easy to use. Looks fantastic and is much cheaper than buying already predesigned rub-off art. One thing that needs improvement is the instruction to flip the image after you have completed designing it, otherwise, you will get the mirrored result on the final product.

So difficult to use. The whole picture always come off on the adhesive and at that point it’s not fixable. Complete waste of money