Printing labels for pedals

[jfrey]

So until spring at least I doubt I'm going to be able to do any painting. So, since I'm not doing that I figured I'd make up some labels - assuming I actually make some working pedals... (Hopefully get one working tonight, which would make it my first successful build). So how do you do it? Where do you get the sticker paper? Is it precut or do you need to cut it? Etc.

[Teej212]

go to staples and get glossy sticker paper. its easy enough to work with but you have to cut it out.

[jfrey]

Dude, you, tuffteef, culturejam, morange, and McSpunckle, have been like the superheroes of answering my noob questions.

[McSpunckle]

I'd probably put some clear coat over the label, as well.

If colour accuracy is important to you, you'll need a new-ish printer that, and buy paper made by that brand, or that has colour profiles available for your printer-- then print with a program that lets you use said profiles (like photoshop).

[jfrey]

I'd probably put some clear coat over the label, as well.

If colour accuracy is important to you, you'll need a new-ish printer that, and buy paper made by that brand, or that has colour profiles available for your printer-- then print with a program that lets you use said profiles (like photoshop).

Got all that. Except the clear coat - and the paper I'll pick up as soon as I get the chance.

The typical size for a label is what? Like 1/4" off height and width? So you have 1/8" on each side?

[tuffteef]

transparent sticker papers pretty dodge to throw that in there
u can use matte or the gloss like said
or waterslide decals
or if your heaps technical like mvex photo paper and epoxy resin on top