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Tips
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Work on a flat surface.
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Use a plastic tray,
vinyl tablecloth, etc. to clean the image if removing the paper before
adhering transfer.
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Make
sure image is smoothed down and is in contact with tray. If its
not, the image can stretch while removing the paper.
Supplies
Warm Water
Procedures
Common Steps
1. Find Images of Interest
2. Place on top of clean surface. (Put down Freezer Paper,
Newspaper, something to protect surface)
3. Apply first coat, with, nylon brush, vertically. (up and
down) Let dry (approximate 20-30 minutes)  .
4. Apply second coat with, nylon brush, horizontally. (side to
side) Let dry. (approximate 20-30 minutes)
5. Apply the final coat with, nylon brush, diagonally. (Top to
bottom at angle) Let dry totally. (In
my experience it is better to let the transfer dry overnight or use a
warming tray to reduce the time to a few hours. It your transfer turns white when you put it in
water, it was not dry enough.)
2. Trim away extra paper form images leaving a 1/4 border around
image.
3. Place transfer gloss side up, in warm water for a few minutes
4. Take image from water and place image side down on plastic tray,
vinyl tablecloth etc.
5. Make sure image is smoothed down and in contact with tray.
6. Use your finger to roll away the paper from the back of the image.
7. When the majority of the paper is gone, use a lint free towel to
clean off the rest.
8. Place on flat surface and allow to dry.
9. To mount on surface, use Golden Soft Gel (Gloss) as glue and paint a thin layer on
the surface receiving the transfer, and the back of the transfer.
10. Use a wooden roller to smooth and
eliminate air bubbles.
Adhering Transfers to Porous or Non-Porous Surface
1. Perform the Common Steps above.
2. Trim away excess paper form the images to be transferred. If
the transfer will fill the whole surface it is being transferred on,
trim the transfer about 1/4 larger than the surface to be
transferred onto. If the image to be transferred is smaller than
the surface, trim away all undesired areas of the transfer.
3. Place image to be transferred image up onto work surface.
Place the piece the image is to be transferred to onto image.
Turn both the piece and transfer over so that the image is now face
down.
4. Burnish the back of the image to eliminate air bubbles. Move
onto non stick paper.
5. Heat a tack iron to 250 deg F and place onto the transfer and hold
for 30 seconds.
6. Iron the back of the image from the center out for 30 to 40
seconds. Focus on getting the edges completely tacked down.
7. Trim away any excess paper from the edges.
8. Soak in warm water 2-3 minutes.
9. Roll paper from the back. Use a wet lint free towel, in a
circular motion, to remove any paper lint. Let dry.
10. For a gloss finish, coat with another coat of Golden Soft Gel
(Gloss) or spray
with an acrylic sealer.
If after cleaning you find an air bubble, pop the bubble with a pin
several times, cover with nonstick paper and re-iron.
In most cases your transfer is translucent. Some card stock and
buffed papers leave a white finish on the back of the transfers, but
most will be translucent. To create an opaque finish so the
background you mount your image to does not show through, mix Golden
Soft Gel (Gloss)
with Silver, Gold, or Copper powders and paint on back. While
wet, you can adhere the transfer to your background. Another
method is to paint the back of the transfer with white Gesso or
Acrylic Paint. If you mix with Golden Soft Gel (Gloss), you can use as a glue.
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