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.

However if you aren t the inventing sort there is a way that you can combine photography printmaking and the metal shop. Cut the photo print to size so that no border remains unless that s what you want. 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.

Use mirror image for anything with text. Use a small paintbrush to apply the acrylic polyurethane over the side of the metal you want to transfer your design onto. Apply image face down. Apply layer of acrylic polyurethane to wood.

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. Print image on regular paper or special paper tom palissade image transfer paper with laser printer. 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. Using label release paper you can transfer laserjet printed images onto almost any surface including wood metal glass plastic tile stone canvas and.

Immediately place the image down on the sheet metal.