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    What's the cleanest method to transfer a picture from a piece of (A2, A3, A4) paper to a polished flat wood piece?
    After searching the web for a day I found the most popular method which can be found is to be using a laser printer printed regular thin paper and using acetone to transfer the powder. Inkjet printed photos don't seem to work, I tried. But don't know about the type of paper, tried regular paper and results were far from satisfactory, only 50% gets transferred. I tried applying acetone on the wood piece itself first, on both sides of the paper as well as on one side, used a plastic card and also a spoon for rubbing and let it dry the second time, but results seem to be the same. The acetone is 99.6%, may be the issue.
    Anyone else tried doing this before and can share their experience?

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    how detailed is the picture? it may be better just to laser engrave the wood.
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    I've used engraving and laser cutting for other projects, here I'll need paint.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Finale View Post
    I've used engraving and laser cutting for other projects, here I'll need paint.
    What paint do you recommend?
    Last edited by NormanRak; 10-15-2021 at 06:29.

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    ... search infos for "thermo transfer printing" - it's today mostly done with laser-printer toner, but long before with coloured wax on plastic ribbons and printheads with tiny "hot dots" to melt the wax locally while pressing it onto the surface ...

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