madison asked:
Hello!
Is there any way I can laminate paper without a machine or going to a copy place ( or even without laminating paper)?
Thank you so much!
Hello!
Is there any way I can laminate paper without a machine or going to a copy place ( or even without laminating paper)?
Thank you so much!
Tags: Hello, Laminating Paper
i have used clear shelf paper it worked very well to make covers ffor books and to laminate cards
you can pull cling wrap over the desired object and pull it real tight. Then take a blow dryer to it. this method works well with sturdier objects, i have never tried it with paper; i, try it out before you do it on something important.
GL
I second clear shelf paper.
depending on the application you are using it for, you can also try clear matte finish acrylic paint. This works real good for when you’re designing labels for decorative jars.
you could apply a layer of diluted PVA glue on the paper & let dry. it works with papier mache. have a test-run on some trial paper first before using it on the original.
hope this helps.
Seach ehow.com for “laminate paper”. They give good instruction on how to do it using 2 pieces of wax paper, cloth, and an iron. It works pretty good.
All of the above are good suggestions, but you can also use 8.5×11 inch self-adhesive “paper” from office supply stores which is very clear (shelf paper will be a bit frosty) and will be a bit thicker, I think, than clear packing tape (and larger, of course).
You can cut those sheets to any size and shape you want that’s smaller than 8.5×11″.
I use that stuff all the time and even bought a box of 25 sheets to have on hand.
Each sheet comes as a self-adhesive clear layer that’s temporarily attached to a slippery-coated paper backing sheet.
I usually cut out a piece of it larger than the item I want to laminate, remove the backing paper, place the sticky clear piece face up on a work surface, then place the wrong side of the “item” on it.
Then I cut out another piece (also larger) and kind of roll it down onto the item (from the middle outward, to avoid trapping bubbles),
Both sides can also be laminated by using one *strip* that’s twice as long as the cutout would have been (instead of 2 separate pieces), which can just be *folded over* to create the top clear layer.
After laminating, I use the side of my fingernail or some other kind of implement to burnish the top layer down well onto the item to make the layer as clear as possible (making really good contact).
Then I run the tip of a fingernail around the perimeter of the item to push the adhesive layers as close to the edges as possible, before trimming the excess clear layers a short distance from the edges of the item.
HTH,
Diane B.