Howdy Turners! I need help in figuring out how to do a project that has been nipping at my heels for a while.
I have been looking for information on how to use modern Peel-N-Stick Postage Stamps to do decoupage on pen blanks.
I have not had any luck on the Interwebbygooglewiki finding any information on even attempts at doing this...
I have plenty of information, materials, and skill to do the traditional Lick-Em-N-Stick-Em postage stamps. Mod Podge, multiple types of CA, Solarez UV Finish many kinds of wood finishes, and all the wood and pen tubes a guy would need. I am not interested in casting acrylics / epoxies as that is a road I am not prepared to travel. However, if this is a proven solution, I would at least like to hear about it.
My questions are; What is the best way to prepare the stamps? Is the peel-n-stick glue enough to stick the stamp down on the blank and not have it peel or delaminate a year or three down the road? Is it even possible to remove the sticky without destroying the stamp?
I can use the Mod Podge as an acid free sealer on the wood before applying the stamps, but is the glue on these new stamps going to leach out and/or yellow the project over time?
Has anyone done testing with topcoats to seal the modern stamps that will prevent the dissolving or color smear of the inks? I am thinking Mod Podge or a water-based poly would be the least radical one to start with before going to CA or Solarez. (I do CA finishes all the time with great success but will be experimenting with Solarez on deep gloss applications like this.)
The current cost of a First Class Postage Stamp is $.78. Random experiments could get costly so any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
I have been looking for information on how to use modern Peel-N-Stick Postage Stamps to do decoupage on pen blanks.
I have not had any luck on the Interwebbygooglewiki finding any information on even attempts at doing this...
I have plenty of information, materials, and skill to do the traditional Lick-Em-N-Stick-Em postage stamps. Mod Podge, multiple types of CA, Solarez UV Finish many kinds of wood finishes, and all the wood and pen tubes a guy would need. I am not interested in casting acrylics / epoxies as that is a road I am not prepared to travel. However, if this is a proven solution, I would at least like to hear about it.
My questions are; What is the best way to prepare the stamps? Is the peel-n-stick glue enough to stick the stamp down on the blank and not have it peel or delaminate a year or three down the road? Is it even possible to remove the sticky without destroying the stamp?
I can use the Mod Podge as an acid free sealer on the wood before applying the stamps, but is the glue on these new stamps going to leach out and/or yellow the project over time?
Has anyone done testing with topcoats to seal the modern stamps that will prevent the dissolving or color smear of the inks? I am thinking Mod Podge or a water-based poly would be the least radical one to start with before going to CA or Solarez. (I do CA finishes all the time with great success but will be experimenting with Solarez on deep gloss applications like this.)
The current cost of a First Class Postage Stamp is $.78. Random experiments could get costly so any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
