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Food Safe Decals

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Are decaled items food safe?

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Hi,

I read your article on Home-Curing Lazertran Inkjet Waterslide Decals. I have 2 questions for you.

1) If you want to do this on a plate using the varnish method is the plate considered safe to eat off, since the varnish has been baked and cured?

And 2) If I do not use the varnish does the decal still get placed face down and do you still need to use mucilage glue?

I have searched high and low on the internet for the answers and have found nothing.

Many thanks,

Torrie

P.S. love this site...great info

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I don’t know if you recall, but in the article you refer to I mentioned a couple of times that some of the information came from other artists.

I thought before I answered your questions, I’d better test for myself. Consequently I’ve updated Home "Curing" Waterslide Decals and added pictures of the projects I did in the process.

I learned two very important things with respect to baking the inkjet decals.

Mucilage is a no-no. It turns brown when you bake it.

Simply baking the mucilage-free decal onto ceramic, glass or metal is all you need do to adhere it.

Second, using varnish is more trouble than it is worth, in my opinion.

It seems impossible to avoid brush strokes. I prefer the nice smooth finish of the decals just as they come out of the oven.

However to answer your question, as far as I know, varnishes are food-safe after curing.

Allow 30 days to be safe.

Some varnish labels even mention that they are food-safe. That doesn’t, however, imply that the others are not.

You may find this article, The Folly of Food-Safe Finishes helpful.

It just occurred to me that I never mentioned to be sure the item you have decaled is oven-safe before attempting to oven-cure it. Or would that be stating the obvious? ;-)

If you’re interested in learning about more in depth applications and projects to create with Lazertran products, the company has created an 80-page workshop CD titled "How to Transfer Designs".

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