Review on JHB International Inc 327011 Waterslide by Gelin Battle

I used Lisa Pavelka's pre-printed image kits; but I had a few projects where I wanted to add my own photos so I tried these inkjet water slides. I personally found them to work well as long as I followed the directions. I also found it important not to print images that were too large (I limited each to 2 x 2 inches). While this is different from other printers, I found it inconvenient that I had to think ahead and choose ALL the images I wanted to print on each sheet, rather than just printing one or two images at a time. At least one reviewer commented on the bleeding of colors in the image. I think I know what caused this. I watched a few YouTube videos before making mine; and it was said that one laid the printed side on the clay and carefully polished it to the surface before lightly applying water to the back of the paper (the white side). It was mentioned in the video that otherwise the color might discolour, since inkjet printers are water-soluble. Since you can only mount these water slides right side up, once your image is printed you must ensure that you print it in reverse. Then, after carefully placing the paper on top of the clay and smoothing it out, coat it with liquid clay before it hardens. As a finishing touch, I love the look of Magic Glos UV resin applied to the surface. If you have never used a product like this I would suggest googling and checking out some of the videos available. Not only will this help you with technique; It can also give you some fun ideas for projects using them. I agree with other reviewers that you don't get much printed material for the money.