FROSTING SHEET – HELPFUL HINTS
Remember, while printing, a considerable amount of wet ink is added to the sheets.
Removal of sheets that seem to stick to the backing of the sheet.
Please understand there is NO single correct answer to this problem, since the climate conditions and humidity of each part of the country, or even the world, is different or changes seasonally.
IF IMAGES DO NOT PEEL EASILY FROM BACKING OF SHEETS
After printing, leave the image out in normal room conditions for 5 –15 minutes. Drying time and methods depend entirely on the ambient humidity. In some cases, the humidity may be so high that the frosting sheets will NOT easily release from the paper after the normal drying period, or will come apart in small pieces. In these conditions, we recommend the following methodsthathave ALL worked successfully:
- Placing finished Frosting Sheet into a VERY COLD FREEZER NO LONGER THAN 10 to 15 seconds, , will allow easy removal,providing the freezer is a DRY freezer and NOT a WET freezer. This really works the best. You should remove the sheet immediately after taking it out from the freezer, or
- Use a blower type Hair dryer (or any other hot air supply) on the front and reverse sides of the backing sheet on high heat for 30-40 seconds. This method is very reliable and should solve your release problems, or,
- Place in a warm, dry oven at a low temperature, for 1-2 minutes, or lay thesheet on a warm pan for a minute or two.
- It also works well if printed sheets are left in an air-conditioned room for a short time.
- Pull backing sheet over the sharp edge of a table top.Remember, the only reason the frosting sheets will not easily come off the backing sheet, is that the Frosting Sheet is still wet.
THEY WILL RELEASE WHEN THEY ARE DRY
Also, in high humidity areas, we recommend removing the Frosting Sheet from the Zip Lock bag for sometime prior to printing, which may also help the drying process.
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